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Canadian Music History

Music History 

New book that collects Canadian album information and artwork in one place launches Indiegogo campaign

June 13, 2018June 14, 2018 Alan Cross 3 Comments Album Artwork, Canadian Music History

Mike Carr is an insanely big fan of Canadian music. Over the last few years, he’s been working on a

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SONOS SONG STORIES: NORTHERN TOUCH

February 26, 2018February 26, 2018 Andrew Dick 3 Comments Canadian Music History, Hip-hop, hiphop, Music History, Rap, Toronto

If you’re a fan of Canadian hip-hop like I am, you will be excited to hear about an event happening

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Music History 

Explore 150 Years of Canadian Music with This Interactive Spotify Timeline

November 25, 2017November 24, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Canadian Music History, Spotify

The whole Canada 150 thing isn’t quite over yet. If you haven’t seen this interactive timeline on Canadian music, give

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Music History 

Cool! Prints That Commemorate Defining Moments in Canadian Music History

April 2, 2017April 2, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment Ben Purkiss, Canadian Music History, Larry LeBlanc, Music Canada

At the opening reception for the 46th Annual Juno Awards, Music Canada revealed a four-part installation called Anthology: Defining Moments

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Music History 

An Ancient Documentary on Canadian Rock’n’Roll Has Been Unearthed. You Need to Watch This.

February 4, 2016 Alan Cross 1 Comment 1973, Canadian Music History, Rock-A-Bye

For the longest time, Canadians did a wretched job of documenting our own musical history. Perhaps it was our collective

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

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Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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Podcast – The Backstage Project

The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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  • Fee on At some point, the Foo Fighters are going to have to tell us what happened to Taylor Hawkins. Or do they? (Slight update. Read the comments.)
  • JuJu on Details finally begin to emerge about the death of Taylor Hawkins. What really happened? [With updates on the fallout from this article]
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RSS The Backstage Project – Sports & Entertainment Podcast

  • 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
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