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Random Music News for Saturday, October 7, 2017

In Edmonton today for a speaking thing and the Up and Downtown Festival. If you’re in the neighbourhood, drop in.

The CNE opens in Toronto today, which as everyone in Southern Ontario knows is the official start of the end

Off to Ottawa for a big Governor General’s gala tonight. I might get a chance to meet Michael J. Fox

It was on this day in 1958 that the peace symbol was unveiled. I have no idea its official name

Did you know there was an experimental 3D TV broadcast on this date in 1953? Neither did I. And now,

In an effort to boost the ratings of the last season of American Idol–and to feed Kanye’s constant need for

Here’s a story by Will Kennedy on the kind of talent competitions we’re now seeing in Nairobi. He’d know because

June already? Sheesh. I’d suggest that Pharrell Williams is happy with the new house his song bought. Suge Knight’s murder

At least according to the people interviewed by Jimmy Kimmel. https://youtu.be/BJ4ZKAaIogE

Sixty years ago today, the Warsaw Pact was formed. You’ve heard that Guitar Hero is coming back, right? Here’s an

Coca-Cola was a major sponsor of American Idol for thirteen years. This week, though, the company said they were pulling

Dave Krikst in Conversation with TBP Podcast Ep 002 July 29, 2020
Dave Krikst (aka My Man D) is the creative mind behind many of the most memorable shareable off the court or ice moments in Canadian sports over the last 20 years. Throughout his career, starting early on with theScore television network and Rogers Media’s’ FAN 590, and then with Bell Media’s TSN, Dave has established […]
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Launch Day – The Backstage Project Podcast July 23, 2020
Welcome to the launch of The Backstage Project Podcast! I’m Mark Silver, and I’ll be your guide as we weave our way through the history, here and now, and future of the Canadian sports and entertainment landscape. The Backstage Project Podcast takes you on a journey into the sports and entertainment world. We focus on […]
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Rick Chisholm in Conversation with TBP Podcast Ep 001 July 11, 2020
In our premiere episode we are blessed to sit down with former Vice President of Programming and Production at TSN and Executive VP Broadcasting for Canada’s Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium, Rick Chisholm. We chat with Rick about the formation of TSN, the Vancouver and London Olympics and much much more. Have a listen. The post Rick […]
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