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Junos Week packed full of shows

After a long two years, the JUNOs will be back in full force this year, starting with a jam-packed week.

This guy is doing stand-up in a Ukrainian bomb shelter. Laughter in the face of adversity, you know? Now some

The 2022 Junos are coming up fast, set for May 15 at the Budweiser Stage in Toronto. (Let’s hope the

I’m going to guess that Arcade Fire‘s performance at the 2022 Junos was a done deal weeks or even months

Will Butler, a member of Arcade Fire since 2003 and brother of frontman Win, says that he’s out of the

Five years after the release of Everything Now, Arcade Fire has returned with a new single and the announcement of

Arcade Fire knows a thing or two about marketing, especially when it comes to building hype around a new release.

Here are a few fun facts about Arcade Fire that may have eluded your attention until now. (1) Both Will

Imagine if this was your mom. Now that image is in your head, this is music news for February 7,

Back in the early days of The Offspring, the band played some pretty intense gigs. One show had them opening

Arcade Fire is one of those bands that loves the sound of old analogue recordings. And they demonstrated just how

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