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Random music news for Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Hyperreal artificial humans: What could possibly go wrong? Try to ignore that as you go through music news for April

Study: Ecuador is #1 in penis length. Canada is #12. The US is #59. Once you look at the full

THIS IS THE BEST NEWS EVER! Fox is bringing an animated version of Bloom County to TV! Long live Opus

Imagine what happens when this woman gets asked for ID. As you’re pondering that, here’s music news for January 7,

There’s now a park in Eddie Van Halen‘s hometown of Pasadena, California, honoring his memory. On Monday (October 11), the

Interesting. Does Alzheimer’s begin in the liver? Now I’m paranoid about that next drink. I am, however, fully confident in

Where were you 20 years ago today? If you were around, you’ll remember it as one of the weirdest days

It’s Memorial Day in the US but music news never sleeps, you know? Here’s what’s happening for May 31, 2021.

Too much? If so, the BBC would like to hear from you. If you’re a musician thinking about getting into

I’m not surprised at this. I already know people who are poisonous. As for music news for April 2, 2021…

Just for fun, let’s start with Tom Petty on the bridge of the Starship Enterprise. Damn the (photon) torpedos? (Give

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 […]
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