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Ongoing History Daily: Johnny Cash and Joseph Stalin

This is an example of some of the weird music trivia I stumble upon. Whether this story is true is

If you’re a politician, these are not the kind of canvassers you want. But damn, this is funny. Let’s now

Johnny Cash was in the twilight of both his career and his life when producer Rick Rubin became determined to

The Charismatic Voice (aka vocal coach/opera singer Elizabeth Zharoff) is having a moment. Her reaction videos are completely charming. Here

I was behind an SUV on the weekend that sent mixed messages. Right next to a Jesus fish was a

God bless the Germans. Coronaspeck is word that describes the amount of weight gained during the coronavirus lockdown. Its literal

YouTube’s production arm, YouTube Originals, is readying the release of The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash. The film, done

The biggest word in Record Store Day collectibles is tiny: the RSD Mini Turntable. This makes a lot of sense,

Let’s face it: if eggnog were really any good, we’d drink it year-round. Just sayin’. Now some music news for

There’s something fun and satisfying about learning to play one of your favourite songs for yourself: learning the lyrics, figuring

On this day in 1946, a company called Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering was founded. It later changed its name to Sony.

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