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RIP Mike Nesmith of The Monkees and the man who named The Tragically Hip

You’ll read all kinds of obituaries about Mike Nesmith, the brainiest of The Monkees, who died this week of natural

Gimme. NOW. As for music news for August 24, 2021… A UK study confirms that it’s possible to hold full-capacity

By the end of the year, inflation in Venezuela could hit 1,000,000%. No, that’s not a typo, either. In music

Big BBQ at my place tonight. Stand back. I’ll cook. No, really. Stand back! And now, music news for June 23,

Yes, it’s National Cereal Day, the one day of the year (March 7) we’re supposed to pause and give thanks

Wake me up when the temperature gets within five degrees of the freezing mark. Otherwise, I’m just going to stay

I’m in denial about Labour Day. Please do not bring it up. And now, music news… Great (albeit possibly crazy)

Today is the 70th birthday of the NBA. When it formed in 1946, there were eleven teams, including the Toronto

Odd how Iron Maiden and The Monkees can compliment each other, innit? (Via Brent)

Did you know there was an experimental 3D TV broadcast on this date in 1953? Neither did I. And now,

Dentist today. Ugh. And now, the music news. The Pirate Bay is now a streaming service with a plugin called

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