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Random music news for Monday, August 8, 2022

Muse’s Matt Bellamy says disasters don’t excite him anymore. Wait–what? Roger Waters dug himself into a pretty deep hole when

This politician is having a bad week. It, however, continues to be a good week for music news–like what we

This protestor set himself on fire. People took selfies. Let’s move to something less weird with music news for June

A part of Australia is suffering a biblical plague. It’s been raining mice. That would make a mess on the

Shane McGowan is one of the most interesting characters in the history of Ireland. Known equally for his poetic lyrics

Had a bad day at work this week? Not as bad as this guy. Let’s move over to music news

In Singapore to see U2’s first-ever show in the city state. This should be interesting. As for music news on

On this day in 1972, Atari released Pong. It became the first successful commercial video game. As for music news

Woke up in Vancouver today ready to cover the Skookum Festival. Watch this space for more. Meanwhile, here’s some music

I don’t want to be an alarmist, but next weekend is Labour Day. Yes, already. Here’s music news for August

The solo staycation continues, which explains the slight reduction in posts this week. Will today be the day that I

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