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Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus on cancer, depression, and reconciling with Tom DeLonge

Remember this picture? Mark Hoppus meant to DM that to his friends but accidentally sent it out to the wider

If Tom DeLonge isn’t back in blink-182, these last couple of weeks has been a cruel tease. Most recently, we

There’s growing speculation that Tom DeLonge will soon be back in blink-182 and Matt Skiba will be out. Fans are

Every once in a while over the last couple of years, Tom DeLonge has dropped hints that he’s open to

Last Tuesday, blink-182’s Travis Barker was rushed to the hospital suffering from terrible stomach pains, It turns out he had

Yesterday morning LA time, Travis Barker was rushed to West Wills Hospital in Calabasas, California, because of an unspecified “health

Green Day was one of the big punk-pop successes of the 1990s but by the time the 21st century arrived,

Now that it’s Valentine’s Day, I have a plea to my neighbours: TAKE DOWN YOUR DAMN CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS! There. I

The human body is a remarkably good piece of construction. It has its quirks and shortcomings–have you looked at how

Dorothea Taylor has become rather good after playing the drums for 58 years. She’s so confident in her abilities that

When it comes to Dorothea Taylor you don’t mess with her when it comes to drum battles. After dispensing with

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 […]
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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 […]
Mark Silver