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Tool’s Maynard James Keenan demonstrates what Chris Rock could have done against Will Smith

Tool fans know that Maynard James Keenan is quite good at Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, having worked his way up to a

Damn, this woman is brave. Moving to music news for March 15, 2022. Did Marilyn Manson threaten a former assistant

Tool has released a re-imagining of their 1992 debut release, the Opiate EP. They call it Opiate². Have a listen.

There are two types of people: Those who enjoy drum solos and those who do not. Even though Tool is

We never hear much about the personal lives of the guys in Tool, but this is an exception. Maynard James

Letterkenny is one of the weirdest and funniest things on Canadian TV right now and its slow rise to international

No, really. He did. (Via CoS)

Anyone else see the poop emoji in this design? Probably not a good corporate look. And now, music news for

Fifty years ago, officials in Oregon, had to nuke a whale. And that’s not much of an exaggeration. And thirty

Wait: We’re supposed to drink our coffee after we have breakfast? The science is, apparently. Music news, though, is good

It’s possible that some new Tool music might come out of this lockdown–the band has said as much–but until such

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 […]
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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