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Some musicians are getting rich off poop songs. Thanks, Alexa!

Kids think anything to do with poop is funny. And several enterprising musicians have managed to monetize this. Want proof?

Oh, great. First COVID, then monkeypox, and now POLIO? Yay, anti-vaxxers! Distract yourself for a moment with music news for

When it comes to the attention given to the various streaming platforms, most of the oxygen is taken up by

Artists from across Canada are coming together to help with flood relief for disasters on both coasts. You can learn

Spotify began strictly as a streaming music service but from the beginning, the company has had a mission to become

Olympics! Right. Probably should start watching, huh? But only after music news for July 24, 2021. To help get the

Still not washing your hands enough? This video by Yonge Street legends might help. Now on to music news for

Just when you thought the story of Rudy Giuliani couldn’t get any weirder, his daughter has written a piece called

For reasons unknown, this earworm has been going through my head for a week. Think very carefully before you click

A good question: Why does Wite-Out and Liquid Paper still exist? If you’re of a certain age, you probably have

Getting ready to do serious Geeks&Beats reporting from CES 2020. For example, I found this device which apparently is the

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