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Pseudonyms of Musicians and Their Origins

[Another assignment from the current intern-in-resident, Dorothy Lee. What are the stories behind some rock’n’roll stage names?- AC] 1. Black

Leonard Cohen’s family will celebrate his life in Montreal in November, with some of the biggest names in music performing

Every once in a while you’ll run across an author who releases a novel under a different name. Stephen King

Ah, the career-limiting move. Coming to work drunk or high. The use of the “reply all” button at an inappropriate

Is Blac Chyna good for Rob Kardashian? Hint: No f**ks will ever be given by me about this one. And

On this day in 1949, Newfoundland became Canada’s tenth province. Now, in music news… Spotify has raised another $1 billion

Goddammit, 2016! Stop it! Stop taking entertainers I care about! Reports out of LA say that Garry Shandling died suddenly

Ah, the career-limiting move. Coming to work drunk or high. The use of the “reply all” button at an inappropriate

Let’s face it: we’re just bags of water with some chemicals mixed in. The squishy bits that make us US

Remember this one from Elvis Costello? He may be that prolific when it comes to writing songs, but when it

Is this Canadian election campaign over yet? Jeebus… In music news, this is what I’ve got today. Wait: You mean

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