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Random music news for Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Tired of all the NFT hype? Then you need one of these t-shirts. Sold. Let’s deal with some music news

Damn. I was really hoping for a supernova in our lifetime, but it’s not going to happen. Assuage yourself with

First, a couple of observations about last night’s 50th-anniverary Juno Awards. It was a sombre affair with plenty of attention

They saved the performance for the last five minutes of the two hour broadcast. Set up on the stage of

Remember the old animated Spider-Man TV series? The voice of that Spidey (a Canadian) has died. Now on to music

After a long quiet period following the death of Gord Downie, it appears that the Tragically Hip is ready to

Given the COVID issues facing Canada in general and Ontario specifically, it comes as no surprise that CARAS has moved

Feeling lucky? Want to help MusiCounts? The 50th JUNO Awards 50/50 Raffle is currently underway, with a take-home prize of

After last year’s Junos in Saskatoon were scuppered because of COVID-19, forcing everything into the virtual space, CARAS is going

Had COVID-19 stayed in bats, the 2020 Juno Awards would have been old news by now, celebrated with an event

Had this been a non-plague year, the Juno Awards would have been handed out in Saskatoon back in March, but

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