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Random Music News for Friday, April 28, 2017

Fifty years ago today, Muhammed Ali refused induction into the US Army. He was stripped of his championship and his

If you live in Southern Ontario, the Beginning of the End of Summer is here: The opening of the Canadian

I have some friends heading to Miami today for a week in South Beach and I’ll bet that half their

A future two-part episode of The Ongoing History of New Music is called “The More Things Change,” which is a

You know that photo on the cover of the first Rage Against the Machine album? That’s a real picture of

NOW it’s tax day. No refund me me this year. And it was fifty years ago today that the Grateful

You think it’s just some egomaniacal quirk and odd personal affectation? Not according to science. From the Daily Telegraph: Scientists

This is from Discover magazine, so it has to be true, right? It even comes with a couple of fancy

This is a new promo video from Hello Play, a Belgian online music platform. If you want to see how

Beware, South African hipsters. (Via Brooklyn Vegan) What’s the best beer commercial of all time? This one.

Don’t be surprised if you see this one on the counter the next time you’re picking up an extra-hot, no-foam

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