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Random music news for Wednesday, September 1, 2021

Yep, it’s September. Fortunately, Labour Day is late this year. That’s something, right? Here’s what I have for music news

Based on my watching of the daily White House press briefings about America’s response to the coronavirus, Donnie is definitely

One of the most distinctive vocal bits in all of metal is the “Oooh WAH AH AH AH” heard in

Women should be able to mosh it up without being pawed and grabbed by morons. That’s sexual assault. At a

It was on this day in October 1970 when Pierre Trudeau enacted the War Measures Act. It was a scary

Back in February, purists were taken aback when Olympic figure skaters were allowed to perform to music with lyrics for

During the 2017 ISU World Team Trophy event in Tokyo, Vanessa Janes and Morgan Cipres of France debuted a routine

As the thermometer hit 33C outside my house, there were guys on my street sealing driveways in the hot sun.

The sun threw a hissy fit on this day in 2000, resulting in what’s now known as The Bastille Day

This cover by Disturbed as racked up 1.5 million views in a little more than a week. Nice job, Disturbed.

Slayer Bob lives in California. He loves Christmas and metal. Why not combine the two? Imagine living on the same

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