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Artist: MoykaSong: IllusionAlbum: The Revelations of Love Glittery and anthemic pop song from Norway’s Moyka. Her debut album, The Revelations

nerd: (nərd) n. informal. 1. A foolish of contemptible person who lacks social skills or is boringly studious. 2. A

The Mercury Prize–the inspiration for our Polaris Prize–is an annual cash award (£25,000) to the artist who released the best

Nice to have a long weekend, innit? Most of us have today off, although The Wife, who now has a

The words “Houston, we have a problem” were uttered on this day in 1970. Now, the music news for April

Sure, I could done something with a St. Patrick’s Day theme, but that would have been too restricting. Have a

By: Juliette Jagger (@juliettejagger) Artist: VACAY “The Other Side” Album/EP:Single From Toronto’s very own VACAY, this falsetto-laced tune tells of

On this day 95 years ago, a Montreal station that went by the name XWA began broadcasting the first ever

The thing about using a streaming music service is that every time you log in, you add more information to

‘Tis the season for Vacation Bible School. Once again, I will be giving it a miss–and these songs probably won’t

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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