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Random music news for Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Exploding kittens. That is all. Unless you want to continue with music news for April 20, 2022. Here are songs

What is the best rock’n’roll photograph you’ve ever seen? What picture from the whole of music history best captures the

Spencer Eldon and his lawyers continue to go after Nirvana, their record label, their photographer–a dozen parties in all–over the

Have you ever looked at the cover of U2’s Unforgettable Fire album and wondered what that was? It’s actually a

There are all sorts of fun Twitter accounts that can be useful to the aspiring musician. Take This Band Isn’t

Happy Thanksgiving! (To American readers, yes, we have Thanksgiving, too. It’s just that we do it early and don’t make

[Another couple of weeks until the brand new season starts. Hang in there. – AC] A little while ago, I

We remember legendary Canadian comedian Phil Hartman as part of the Saturday Night Live cast, appearing on the show Newsradio

Album artwork is one of the casualties of the digital era. But does that mean it’s all over no. Here’s

One of the great casualties of the digital era of music is album/song artwork. But having graphics for your digital

Would you want to ride a skateboard that can go 50 kph? Nope. Not ever. But I will provide some

The Goldilocks of Canadian Production Companies – Mark Bishop in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 037 November 25, 2021
Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
Andrew Dick
Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver