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Here are the latest developments with the Astroworld festival tragedy

There are plenty of questions surrounding why eight people died and more than 300 were injured during Travis Scott’s set

The idea of general admission areas at concerts is again up for discussion following the crowd crush that killed eight

At least eight people are reported dead after a crowd crush at Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival on Friday night (November

Don’t like getting needles? Maybe you need this robot vaxxer. As for music news on November 5, 2021… Live Nation

That headline is 100% accurate. Two people are dead and a third has non-life-threatening injuries after a person either jumped

[Ramona Zacharias is a huge Twenty One Pilots. When she asked if she could submit a review for their hometown

And if Dave Grohl spots you fighting, prepare for the most embarrassing event of your life. (Via Tom) @kurtsoldthekidsforfo0d KING

Here’s yet another piece of research that’s actually an ad for a British company. But hey, it’s interesting, so I’ll

You’re back at home after attending an amazing live gig. You try to sleep but you can’t. The music was

On this day in 1991, Nirvana’s Nevermind, BloodSugarSexMagick, and Badmotorfinger from Soundgarden were all released. Yes, on the same day.

[This was this week’s column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] On the third night of the Coachella Festival in 2012, the

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