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Five fascinating medical mysteries of music

[This is my weekly music column for Global News. -AC] As far as evolutionary biologists can determine, there was no

Listener discretion is advised for anyone susceptible to getting a song stuck in their heads. Which is, like, everyone since

It was on this day that The Pill was approved for use in the US. That didn’t change society much,

I cannot get Twenty One Pilots’ “Heathens” out of my head. I don’t particularly like the song but it’s managed

September 2, 2016 Alan Cross 9 Comments earworms

I will not be responsible for what will go through your head if you continue to read this post. But

And how’s your long weekend going so far? Here’s what’s happening as far as music news is concerned. Here’s an

I finally kicked the monkey pox I brought back from Borneo only to find out that everyone I seem to

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 […]
Mark Silver