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Bill Murray’s lawyer has responded to the Doobie Brothers cease-and-desist letter

The biggest topic of conversation within the music industry late last week was the cease-and-desist letter sent by Peter Paterno

The Doobie Brothers are pissed at Bill Murray. They’re accusing him of using their music–specifically the song “Listen to the

Bill Murray dropped into SXSW. Naturally, things happened. Don’t question this. Just enjoy it for its Bill Murray-ness. #BillMurray reading

Albert Einstein got the hell out of dodge when he fled Nazi Germany for the US on this day in

The press release says it all, so I’m just going to quote it: Nothing prepared me for being this awesome,”

Here’s the best part about potential North Korean missile attacks on the US: They’d have to fly over Canadian territory

Off to Asia again for a couple of weeks. Further reports will come from SW Thailand. And now, the music

4-20, yada, yada, yada. And now, the music news for April 20. If you’re a Canadian musician, read this. It

Ever since Late Night with David Letterman sailed into the sunset, Paul Shaffer has had extra time on his hands.

Woke up in Singapore again, minus my soul. When I fly great distances, my body moves faster than my soul.

For the last 20-plus seasons, the last Ongoing History show before the Christmas break has been devoted to playing seasonal

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