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Musicians “Come Together” to support Ukraine

A new musical supergroup, Lifeline International, is releasing a new cover of a Beatles classic to help benefit UNICEF’s efforts

If you remember the alt-rock 90s, you’ll be interested in this festival called Flannel Nation. Interesting that the poster has

Earlier, I wrote how one of the best snapshots of the 90s music scene was the soundtrack to film The

On this day in 1970, Charles Manson went on trial for the Tate murders. Remember how he claimed the Beatles

Fifty years ago today, the Vatican abolished its official forbidden books list, something that had been around since 1557. And

I’ve been a Filter fan since the release of the Short Bus album came out in 1995 (“Hey Man, Nice

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