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Random music news for Thursday, December 5, 2019

December 5, 2019December 5, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Billie Eilish, Bob Marley, Chris Martin, Oprah, Peppa Pig, Phones, Poddcasts, Robbie Williams, Willie Nelson

In 1952, The Great Smog descended over London on this day. It was truly awful. Moving to music news for

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Random music news for Monday, December 2, 2019

December 2, 2019December 2, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Chris Martin, Clash, Coldplay, Eurovision, Jamiroquai, Jay Kay, London Calling, Max Weinberg, Ronnie Wood, Slipknot

Is Cyber Monday still a thing now that almost everyone has high-speed broadband? Chew on that while you browse through

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Random music news for Thursday, September 12, 2019

September 12, 2019September 11, 2019 Alan Cross 1 Comment Aaron Carter, Beatles, Chris Martin, Coldplay, Daniel Johnson, Deezer, Donald Trump, Spotify, Streaming, Taylor Swift

On this day in 1962, JFK delivered his “We will go to the moon” speech. Fast-forward 57 years to September

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Random music news for Monday, June 17, 2019

June 17, 2019June 17, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Andre 3000, Bluegrass, Breast Cancer, Chris Cornell, Chris Martin, Coldplay, Jimmy Buffet, Liam Gallagher, Lil Durk, Mariah Carey, Noel Gallagher, Thom Yorke, Universal

No basketball. No hockey. I feel so…empty. Best just concentrate on music news for June 17, 2019. And here come

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A list of cool music news items you may have missed when this website was down

May 11, 2019May 10, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adel, Airpods, Big Wreck, Billy Joel, Bono, Chris Martin, Chris Stapleton, Ed Sheeran, Guns N'Roses, Hi-Res Audio, Imagine Draongs, Joy Division, Kurt Cobain, Metal, MQA, Napster, NOFX, Noise Pollution, Rolling Stone, Sharon Osbourne, Twitter, Woodstock, YouTube

Yes, we’re up and running again after nearly two weeks issues with our web hosting service. It was THEIR fault

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Random music news for Thursday, April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019April 24, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Blood on the Dance Floor, Chris Martin, Michael Stipe, Mueller, Ozzy Osbourne, Radio, Smart Speakers, Spotify

Sixty years ago today, the St. Lawrence Seaway opened for business. Moving on to music news for April 25, 2019…

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Hate the concept of daylight saving time? Blame an ancestor of Chris Martin of Coldplay.

March 9, 2019March 9, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Chris Martin, Coldplay, Daylight Saving Time

Why is daylight saving time still a thing? Introduced during World War 1 as a way of conserving energy (and

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They’re not fooling anyone: This new band called Los Unidades is actually Coldplay

November 28, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Chris Martin, Coldplay, Global Citizen, Los Unidades

This was tweeted out the other day. Parlophone Records are delighted to present new signing #LosUnidades pic.twitter.com/TZWr5ilJXu — Parlophone Records

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Random music news for Wednesday, November 21, 2018

November 21, 2018November 20, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments BTS, California Wildfires, Chris Martin, El Mocambo, Ghost, Mariah Carey, Maroon 5, Mission Impossible, Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Snoop Dogg, Taylor Swift, Vinyl

Back in the home office but still technically on vacation for another few days. Here are some random music news

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Will Ferrell decided that Coldplay needed more cowbell. So he provided it.

October 9, 2018October 8, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Chris Martin, Coldplay, Cowbell, Will Ferrell

Over the weekend, Chris Martin of Coldplay performed at a charity event at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles during

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Random music news for Saturday, August 11, 2018

August 11, 2018August 11, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alexa Auto, Astronomy, Avicii, Black Hole, Blockchain toilet, Chris Martin, Coldplay, Dance Crazes, Demos, Donnie Robichaud, Fredericton, Lebanon, Lumineers, news, Pussy Riot, Queens of the Stone Age, Social Music

I finally cleaned out the shed as part of my staycation duties. I’m sure the place is a breeding ground

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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