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Random music news for Monday, March 21, 2022

Science has discovered The Most Boring Person in the World. Meanwhile, music news for March 21, 2022, is anything but.

Massey Hall, Hart Massey’s gift to the city of Toronto back in 1894, reopens tonight after about three-and-a-half years of

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

Today (June 14) has been declared Massey Hall Day in Toronto. Why? Because after years of renovations and restoration, the

On the night of March 4, 1982, John Belushi was partying hard at the Chateau Marmont. A few people, including

Finally made it Bangkok without our pilots crashing our planes into any poles. I’ll take that as a victory. And

Happy birthday, Dad! Oh, and Bono, too. Here’s some music news for May 10. The Stone Temple Pilots have apparently

Fine wine, great food, live music, and a beautiful outdoor venue – sounds like a fantastic night, right? Actually, you

In 2015, Orillia installed a statue of music legend Gordon Lightfoot at Barnfield Point. This fall, a new homage

Back in the days when radio announcers had to play actual records and CDs (as opposed to high-powered hard drive

It’s a pretty trendy part of town now with multi-million-dollar townhomes and condos, high-end shops, five-star hotels and expensive shops.

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