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Random music news for Thursday, July 2, 2020

Given that Canada had a day off in the middle of the week, this is not going to be a

Now that it’s September, I wonder how long it’ll be before some radio station flips to its annual all-Christmas format?

I still can’t believe the Bowie news. It’s only now starting to sink in. Meanwhile, though, there is other music

Call it a smartphone that goes up to 11–or something like that. Patrick Charles reports from sister website, Geeks and

Admit it: sticking stupidly large sound systems into tiny cars is way cool. Here’s what Alfa did with a one-off

I have one of these things in my home office and everyone who see it wants one, too. We also

After a hard day writing or in the studio, I like to reach for whatever refreshment is inside my special

Who wouldn’t want a new bar fridge to start 2014? Here’s your chance to win one, just by being a

Everyone needs a bar fridge, right? So you might as well be rock’n’roll about it. Marshall has given me one

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