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Ongoing History Daily: Red Hot Chili Pepper facts

Think you know everything about the Red Hot Chili Peppers? How about these little nuggets? (1) Flea is a beekeeper.

The monkey had a bullet-proof vest? Please discuss after you check out music news for June 22, 2022. Marcus Mumford

Between albums and tours, musicians often look for a way to pick up a few extra dollars. Flea of the

Back in 1984, Keanu Reeves worked for the CBC and did a report on a teddy bear convention. There’s video,

Yeah, this dog does look like Matt Damon. Moving on to music news for April 6, 2022. The ratings for

This is a pretty extreme sort of initiation ritual, don’t you think? While you try to keep your food down,

Some miscellaneous facts about the Red Hot Chili Peppers. (1) When he was a kid, singer Anthony Kiedis had some

Levi is releasing a new set of jeans inspired by Flea and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The designer, Melody

Given that Flea is now one of the most respected bass players in the history of rock, it might be

Why is Venus so awful? We might soon find out. Meanwhile, here’s some music news for June 5, 2021. Flea

End of the holidays, back to work. Now we just need to focus on getting through January, February, and March.

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