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Random music news for Thursday, June 10, 2021

Scientists have figured out the weight of all the COVID-19 viruses in the world. It’s not much. Ponder that as

Eurovision, the ultra-weird international song competition that consumes a couple of continents every spring, concluded last night (May 22) with

Wait: There’s a strain of coronavirus that comes from…dogs? Eek. Contemplate that over the course of the first Canadian long

Eurovision, the international music competition that spans Europe (plus Australia, for some reason), is back for 2021. It has a

Will you ever hug anyone again? Some people aren’t so sure. Maybe instead embrace the music news for May 17,

Apparently Popeye was right. Who knew? Let’s try some music news for Saturday, March 27, 2021. The Talk to Sharon

Well, that was quick The NFT craze has already hit its nadir. A man sold his fart for $85. Yes,

If you scroll down through the nominations for the 2021 Oscars that were announced this morning, you’ll find something refreshingly

Fun fact: Chinese couples are clamoring to get married next Sunday because the Chinese characters for that date (20210314) look

How much oxygen do we have left? Oh. Think about that when you browse through music news for March 3,

Anyone else see the poop emoji in this design? Probably not a good corporate look. And now, music news for

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