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Random music news for Friday, July 9, 2021

Getting my second shot today! AstraZenca + Pfizer, which is supposed to turn me into Spider-Man. Or The Hulk. I

On this day in 1976, capital punishment was abolished in Canada. July 14, 2018, will be remembered for this sort

On this day in 1994, Aerosmith became the first major rock band to offer a song for free download. “Head

There’s a school of thought that says play-by-play announcers should remain neutral, even if they’re the home team’s official guy. Gudmundur

As I have business to do in London Monday, I took the redeye in Sunday morning, which gave me the

One of the great introductions to a newspaper column appeared in the Daily Mail on July 30, 1966, on the

It”s called “Greatest Day”–but rather than being something original, it’s a cover of a Take That song. I’ll tell you

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