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Random music news for Thursday, May 12, 2022

Nothing to see here. Just a Russian oil oligarch dying from toad poison. Not suspicious at all. Meanwhile, nothing but

It’s a cover of Gary Numan’s “Cars.” That’s all I can tell you. (Blame Larry for forwarding the clip.)

Happy Thanksgiving! (Yes, American readers, we have our own that doesn’t seem to involve an orgy of shopping.) It’s a

On this day in 1973, Concorde made its first trip across the Atlantic. Forty-five years later, we’re actually traveling slower.

Everyone needs a hobby, something to divert the mind from the pressures of day-to-day living. Even rockstars need hobbies. The

Best of 2017 – #20 Artist: The Franklys, “Castaway” All the garage rockiness you could possibly want Link/Listen/Watch: Best of

When you’ve been in the business as long as Gary Numan, you’ve used a lot of equipment over the years.

Artist: Gary Numan, “My Name Is Ruin” Album: Savage: Songs From A Broken World I never stopped being a fan

Anyone famous die today? Please let the answer be “no.” RIP Carrie Fisher. And now, in other music news… Eddie

I miss Brian Williams giving us updates on the time in Newfoundland during Olympic coverage. That was…comforting. Anyone else? And

In the late 70s, I began a brief besotted-ness with the earliest techno-pop that was arriving from the UK. Being

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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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