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25 mind-bending pieces of music trivia you can use to amaze your friends with your brilliance

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] For the last number of decades, I’ve made a career out

Yeah. Why has it? Ponder that before moving on to music news for April 12, 2022. If you’re going in

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

One day, one of these strange signals will turn out to be actual aliens. Until then, I’ll keep gathering music

Social media and streaming are relatively new inventions. UK site Money.co.uk decided to take a look at how much legendary

Someone was bribed with a golden toilet? Over to music news for July 22, 2021. Chester Bennington’s widow posted this

On December 4, 1976, Bob Marley survived an assassination attempt. On that night, seven gunmen burst into his house in

SpaceX Starship go BOOM! Now some not-quite-as-explosive music news for March 5, 2021. Ian Brown of the Stone Roses is

I had kinda predicted this: Research into the coronavirus could give us a cure for the common cold. Maybe. Good

The bad news: It’s Labour Day, the unofficial end of summer. The good news: This is the latest day on

Meanwhile, in Iceland. Hey, I laughed. Here’s music news for August 24, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: And here come 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 […]
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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 […]
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