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Random music news for Monday, April 26, 2021

Before we begin, please give it up for this rooster who gave it his all. Now go out there are

Who’s getting impeached for Christmas? I think I know whoooooo… On to music news for December 6, 2019. BAD TikTok.

Lots of hockey, baseball, and football this weekend. I may not leave the couch. Here’s music news for October 5,

[Contributor Cameron Allan takes a look at one of the quirkiest annual music festivals on the planet. – AC] Secret

Usually a killer lineup is enough to draw in festival crowds, but sometimes unique features can lend that extra edge.

If you’re going to be at Canadian Music Week and you see me, make sure you come up and say

There are maybe 320,000 people in all of Iceland but just about every single one of them seems to be

As we approach the winter solstice, the organizers of Secret Solstice, Iceland’s biggest music festival held at the opposite side

There’s a school of thought that says play-by-play announcers should remain neutral, even if they’re the home team’s official guy. Gudmundur

I’ve been drafted to play sl0w pitch this weekend. It will not be pretty. Here’s some music news. RIP Bernie

Iceland’s Thrihnuagigur volcano hasn’t so much as belched in about 4,000 years, but it’s not classified as extinct. It’s dormant, sleeping.

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