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This could be the weirdest (and most expensive) artist merch item EVER

Frank Ocean, the American singer and rapper, has a luxury brand called Homer that specializes in things like ornate jewelry

My garden shed doesn’t look like this. And who knew there was a “Shed of the Year” competition? Now: about

Hoi An to Da Nang to Bangkok today. As much as I love noodles and stirfry, I really want some

It was on this day in 2014 that HR Giger, creator of the xenomorph in the Alien movies, died. And

The New York Times Magazine is put to bed a week before it’s delivered with the Sunday paper, so this

Spring! It’s just three weeks away! Don’t you feel better? And now the music news. Lady Gaga will replace Beyonce

Just in time for the Grammys, Frank Ocean has let it rip, holding little back about how he feels about

Are you telling me that this is the second-last weekend of the summer? Seriously? And now, music news… A Rob

They’re going to cut power to my house and home studio for five hours today as they replace a transformer

Now that the Tragically Hip tour is over, some people are turning to more sombre things. Medium published this article

Still suffering from Olympic withdrawal. Back to watching Jerry Springer in the afternoon. And now, the music news… Barbra Streisand

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