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Random music news for Saturday, October 17, 2020

Fun with obsolete gadgets! Once you get through that, try music news for October 17, 2020. Coronavirus update: There was

Still no societal collapse in Canada following the legalization of weed. You know, if we do this right, we can

Today is the long trip home from Asia. Thanks to crossing to the dateline, April 6, 2018, will be about

I love the idea of Trump’s plan for a big military parade in Washington. The comments to these ideas are

This is why the Internet was invented, apparently. (Via Tom. Talk to him.)

“Despacito” by Luis Fonsi is by far the biggest single of 2017. When I checked this morning, the original video

No song has streamed more on YouTube than Luis Fonsi’s “Despacito.” Add in the Justin Biber remix and the total

It was on this day in 1990 that Milli Vanilli was stripped of their Grammy Award because they didn’t actually

“Despactio” is easily the biggest song of 2017, so it was just a matter of time before someone used it

It was on this day in 1995 that OJ Simpson was acquitted. And this week, he’s out of jail on

On this day in 1950, the first-ever Peanuts cartoon was published. And now, the music news for October 2. Got

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