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Random music news for Saturday, November 3, 2018

Why is daylight saving time still a thing? Let’s get rid of it. Seriously. Although I do like the extra

The Reality of Music, a new exhibit of the prescience of Canadian pianist Glenn Gould, arrived in Toronto on September

Glenn Gould was an innovator. His creativity knew no bounds and his life and music continue to influence to this

On this day in 1965, the Beatles played Shea Stadium in New York. This was pretty much the birth of

Canada turns 150 today, which barely makes us a zygote alongside countries like Japan, China and Egypt. Still, it’s an

Just one more day of campaigning before Americans have to choose between two terrible candidates. But hold onto this thought:

Glenn Gould was one of this country’s–one of the world’s–best classical pianists. He also had a thing for sound collages

Anyone else got this laryngitis thing that’s going around? Chris Martin and the X-Files Gillian Anderson? Maybe. Have you heard

Glenn Gould remains one of the most important musicians this country has ever produced. And since he himself experimented with

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 […]
Mark Silver