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Ongoing History Daily: The Modest Mouse punch-out

Back in 2000 when Modest Mouse was recording their third album, The Moon and Antarctica, in Chicago, singer Isaac Brock

The Casual Sexists Song: “I Like Shapes”Album: SingleRelease Date: June 18, 2021Location: Brooklyn, New YorkWhy I Like it: Quirky, synthy,

There’s a great advertising campaign currently going on in Toronto for the “No Name” brand of grocery products, characterized by

Artist: Luca FogaleSong: Half-Saved The lyrics of this song, which wrestle with questions he’s had since leaving the Catholic faith

How long has it been since the last Modest Mouse album? Four years? It appears that the hiatus might be

Yep. December. And that bougainvillea in my backyard has finally died. That was one tough tropical plant. And now the music

I grew up in a small prairie town in the middle of nowhere. Me and a bunch of friends couldn’t

Happy anniversary, dear. And now, music news. Modest Mouse’s Isaac Brock was involved in a car crash after falling asleep

So I was on my way to Tulsa to see Rush start their world tour when the kidney stone announced

It was one year ago today that Russia annexed Crimea. How’s that working out for everyone? Bette Midler has found

Hot on the heels of the fantastic “Lampshades on Fire” single release from the new Modest Mouse album Strangers To

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 […]
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