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Random music news for Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Schmooze, the elder bull terrier, turns 14 today. She’s still a puppy. And now, music news for May 24, 2022.

[This is my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca – AC] What’s the oldest song you know? I’m not talking about something

The brain is a mysterious gooey thing. Taken out of the skull and laid on a table, the thing just

Trains, planes, and automobiles day for ‘Murica. Which reminds me: I have to watch that movie again. To music news

A few decades back, the big revelation was that plants grew better if you talked to them. Nothing really magic,

Ever hear of the “glass armonica?” Me, neither. But I can tell you this: (a) it’s a musical instrument; and

I’m supposed to be on vacation this week, so apologies if there are fewer posts than usual. Back to normal

Schmooze, the elder English bull terrier, had her tenth birthday yesterday. She still thinks she’s a puppy, which is fine by

I did not know this about April 18, 2018. Let’s move on to the music news for the day. Alexa

Heading back from the Junos in Vancouver today. There had better be Wifi on this flight. How else can I

This is one of those rare holidays that Canada gets but the US does not. Enjoy it. And now, the

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