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Random music news for Thursday, June 3, 2021

This car can go from 0-60 mph in 1.85 seconds. Want. And now, music news for June 3, 2021. These

It’s been a rough decade for the electric guitar. Sales of new instruments have dropped by a third from 1.5

During ’67’s Summer of Love, anything seemed possible. Civil rights issues were finally being addressed. There was a feeling that

L7, the all-female alt-rock band that could kick ass as hard as anyone, is the subject of a documentary entitled

L7, the fierce all-female LA band that got lumped in with the grunge scene (at least for a while, probably

On part one, we looked at the women who fought to prove that they and their gender could rock as

Outside my window, March certainly came in like a lion. Stupid snow. Fortunately, I’ve been distracted by some music news.

If you’re at all nostalgic for the grunge days, you might want to kick in a few bucks to make

I can’t believe it’s still January. Oh, and happy fifth birthday to the iPad. (Watch this 90 second evolution of

No more turkey. Please. Is Matt Bellamy of Muse close to reconciling with Kate Hudson? Looks suspiciously like it. The

Why is there always a big dump of snow at home when I’m on vacation? Cue the schadenfreude. U2’s The Edge

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