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Watch this 9-year-old girl KILL Rush’s “Tom Sawyer” on bass

Are you watching, Geddy Lee? Damn, the kid’s got some chops. Read more about Ellen Alaverdyan here.

…yes. This is exactly how it appears.

EVERYONE needs something like this. Am I right? The fun kicks in at around 50 seconds in. (Via Paula)

The Charismatic Voice (aka vocal coach/opera singer Elizabeth Zharoff) is having a moment. Her reaction videos are completely charming. Here

A good song is a good song, no matter the style in which it is performed, right? Right?

The O’Keefe Music Foundation is dedicated to bringing music education to kids. In this case, they helped a group of

A video (shot pre-COVID, it should be noted) of a young band covering Slipknot. The performance is memorable for two

A couple of weeks back Robert Fripp and wife Toyah Willcox offered up one of their Sunday Lunch covers with

Unlucky Morpheus is one of those uniquely Japanese metal bands. Jill, one of the group’s six members, has been working

“Last Christmas” from Wham may just be the second-most popular contemporary holiday song, right behind Mariah Carey’s “All I Want

Maybe, but I like it better this way. (Via Daryl)

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 […]
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