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Random music news for Saturday, July 16, 2022

Lisa Simpson is now married. Seriously. Moving to music news for July 16, 2022… Nice tribute to Taylor Hawkins, no?

Imagine following this guy through airport security. Now imagine what your life would be like if you didn’t get music

When you’re a songwriter, you never know if anything you write is going to resonate with the public. Take Coldplay,

If you’re a politician, these are not the kind of canvassers you want. But damn, this is funny. Let’s now

Over the last decade, Chris Martin has speculated on the future of Coldplay. This week he spelled out exactly when

Gawd. Tiger King 2 is coming. This is not a drill. Neither is music news for September 25, 2021. Captain

Olympics! Right. Probably should start watching, huh? But only after music news for July 24, 2021. To help get the

Britain is one of the most sweariest places in the world. And now some want it to be less sweary?

Sixteen years ago when I was program director at 102.1 the Edge/Toronto, we had Chris Martin and Jonny Buckland of

I wish my dog could talk like this. Over to music news for May 4, 2021. More proof that Ted

Got Zoom fatigue? Science says that while it affects everyone, you’re more apt to get it if you’re female. If

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 […]
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