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U2 announces 30th anniversary box set for Achtung Baby

November 18 marks 30 years since U2 released Achtung Baby, arguably the high point in the band’s career. To commemorate

With the massive new Road Apples box set coming this month, The Tragically Hip decided to get all retro and

If you’re into metal, there’s no way you don’t have any Judas Priest in your collection. The Metal Gods are

Come October 24, it will be 20 years since Linkin Park released their debut album, Hybrid Theory, so there’s naturally

Here’s the story one more time. Back in January 1980, my high school buddies came to my house across the

At one point, professing any kind of love for ABBA was considered to be highly uncool. Over the years, though,

Ozzy’s new box set–somewhat ominously entitled See You on the Other Side–is out just time for Christmas shopping. It’s big.

Because Ozzy’s body of work outside of Black Sabbath is rather impressive, it’s perhaps time that everything was collected into

When it comes to measuring the biggest box sets ever release, there probably aren’t many larger than a new collection

In 1952, composer John Cage starting thinking about creating a truly different musical piece. The result was “4’33“” (pronounced “four

Lowest of the Low remains one of the most fondly-remembered Canadian indie bands of the 90s. They’re still with us,

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