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Random Music News for Tuesday, January 26, 2016

I’m somewhere in transit between London and Singapore on a 14-hour flight–in economy, of course. But just because I’m 36,000

Ten days until Christmas. Are you ready? Ponder that whilst you browse today’s music news. U2 grossed $133 million US

You mean besides violating copyright on thousands and thousands of song? The Verge takes a look. Sometime in early 2006,

Nothin’ matters but the weekend From a Tuesday point of view -The Kings, “Switchin’ to Glide” (1980) Truer words were

Business takes me to the Gold Coast of Australia this week. As far as you’re concerned, I’m standing upside down.

It’s here! The first long weekend of the summer! (Well, for Canadians, anyway.) Now that vacation season is almost here,

So I left the baby bull terrier alone for just a minute–a minute!–and when it got too quiet I got

On this day in 1949, EDSAC, the first digital(ish) computer ran its first program. Duran Duran anti-wrinkle cream: just £4,000. Seriously.

Grooveshark has been under siege for their, er, flexible interpretations of copyright when it comes to music. Now faced with

I think I have an Amex bill due today. Don’t let me forget. And it’s one of those relatively lean

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