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Ukrainian black metal vs. Vladimir Putin

Everyone in Ukraine is pushing back against Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked attack. A week into the war, Russia is attacking civilian

So you think that today’s music is a little lightweight and lacks real rebellion, do you? Perhaps then you need

If you’re into intense music–and I mean intense–then maybe you need a little Norwegian death metal, specifically a band called

Here is one of the stranger examples of guilt by association. Back in the early 90s, it became fashionable for

For reasons unknown, this earworm has been going through my head for a week. Think very carefully before you click

What’s so hard about wearing a face mask during the time of pandemic? Just do it, you anti-mask dickheads. Here’s

Good news, Virginia! It’ll soon become legal for unmarried heterosexual people to have sex! Yes, you read that correctly. And

It was on this day in 1970 that Apollo 13 mentioned to Houston that they had a problem. And it’s

Valentine’s Day. Yuck. Sorry. I’ll focus on music news for February 14, 2019 instead. Ozzy is officially out of the

If you’re familiar with Norwegian black metal, I need not go any further because you know how this story ends.

Did you know that Boxing Day is now the third busiest shopping day of the year? The busiest is the

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