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Random music news for Thursday, June 3, 2021

This car can go from 0-60 mph in 1.85 seconds. Want. And now, music news for June 3, 2021. These

After AC/DC’s Bon Scott died of acute alcohol poisoning in February 1980, the band was faced with the difficult task

…and this is what Robert Plant and Brian Johnson talked out.

…and it’s on video. A surreal juxtaposition, don’t you think? There’s more from A Life on the Road here. (Via

What happens when you get a couple of rock legends together and they start swapping stories? This. (Via Dori)

With the Foo Fighters sidelined by the coronavirus, Dave Grohl, a guy who just can’t sit around, participated in a

Yes, he did. And apparently, AC/DC singer Brian Johnson did this session the same day he auditioned to replace Bon

It’s unclear whether Brian Johnson’s TV show will be available in Canada, but here’s nevertheless a sneak peel of what

This was Live Aid day in 1985. Yes, it was that long ago. Moving on to music news for July

Still brutally cold over much of North America. At my parents’ place in Manitoba, it reached -50 C with the

Brian Johnson of AC/DC is a major petrolhead with a love of not just collecting cars but racing them. This

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