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Hardcore…salad? That’ll make you eat your greens.

If the Grateful Dead can have their own branded salad, why can’t other bands?

No YouTube video has been viewed this many times in such a short period of time. Surprised? And the memes

I watched the second season of Tiger King in one sitting. I feel shame. However, I do feel good about

Vintage clothing has always been big business. A subset of that, the vintage concert t-shirt market, keeps getting bigger. For

Here are some new developments with VR. THAT kind of VR. Think about that as we go through music for

“Man dies after using adhesive instead of a condom during sex.” That was in Florida, of course. The rest of

Watching the Olympics? I miss Brian Williams keeping me up to date on the time in Newfoundland. (If you don’t

Got terminal hiccups? There’s new hope! And then there’s music news for June 23, 2021. Deezer is joining the race

Apple Music might end up in more places in the near future. Here’s why. Deezer is offering samples of its

Will there be a running of the bulls this year? It’s unclear. On to music news for February 4, 2021.

Stressed? You might want one of these. And this is what I’ve got for music news for October 27, 2020.

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 […]
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