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Random music news for Saturday, March 26, 2022

Uh, nope. And no thanks to this, too. I’d rather just read music news for March 26, 2022. If you

I have no idea where this footage of the 1994 CASBY/Music Matters Award originates. To whoever posted this, thank you!

One of the great things about working at CFNY during The Spirit of Radio years (1977-1991ish) was that the announcers

I knew my daily nap could be justified! I’ll be having another one today–and you should, too. Now off to

When I arrived at CFNY on October 3, 1986, one of the first people I encountered in the halls was

Back in the day when money flowed like water through the music industry, radio stations, record labels, and record stores

If you’re of a certain age, you may have grown up with CFNY-FM/Toronto (now 102.1 The Edge) during the Spirit

For the past couple of years, filmmaker Wil Dunlop has been piecing together a documentary that seeks to cover off

Since I lived across the street from my high school, my friends and I would eat lunch at my place.

At exactly 12 noon on October 3, 1986, I climbed the stairs at the strip mall at 83 Kennedy road

A number of years ago, Karim Mosna started working on a short demo of CFNY-FM. At the risk of sounding

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