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Flea proves he has the stuff from 3-point range

September 8, 2020September 7, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Basketball, Flea, Red Hot Chili Peppers

The RHCP’s Flea is known as a super-intense fan of the LA Lakers. He also likes to play a little

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Music News 

Who Will Win The Black Keys’ Lo/Hi Madness?

March 28, 2019March 28, 2019 Gilles LeBlanc 0 Comments Basketball, Lo/Hi, March Marchness, Spotify, THE BLACK KEYS

March 28, 2019 may be the official start of baseball season, but Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney of The Black

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Pearl Jam’s Jeff Ament is holding a basketball trick shot competition. Here’s how you can enter.

June 9, 2018June 8, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Basketball, Jeff Ament, Pearl Jam

Jeff Ament has been a big basketball guy all his life. Outside of Pearl Jam, it’s his major obsession. Jeff’s

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Dance Moves on the Basketball Court is Results in a Technical Foul

February 20, 2017February 20, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Basketball

Showboating? Or just entertaining? Either way, it’s a foul.

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Music History 

Prince as a Junior High School Basketball Player? Yep.

March 4, 2015March 3, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment Basketball, Minneapolis, Prince

Libor Jany of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune was going through the paper’s archives when he came across something rather unusual: Prince

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Killers’ Song Will Be Theme for March Madness

March 15, 2014March 15, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Basketball, March Madness, NCAA, Television, Theme

America’s biggest sports office pool event, the NCAA basketball tournament, starts on Tuesday.  Expect to hear this track from the

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Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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    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 […]
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  • 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 […]
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  • 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 […]
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