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25 mind-bending pieces of music trivia you can use to amaze your friends with your brilliance

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] For the last number of decades, I’ve made a career out

Is it really almost the end of 2021? If I’m honest, it’s all been a blur, almost like 2020–except with

I have completed the annual office cleanup. This is the time of the year when I go through all the

[I gave Dorothy the Intern an assignment: Find me at least twenty-five weird facts about music. She came back with

My home office is a mess. Books, press releases, bios, CDs, vinyl, newspaper clipping, magazines–debris resulting from all the researching

[Note: I’ll be there. Our team will not be denied! – AC] Are you a music trivia extraordinaire? On November

An online music site is looking for music writers who would be willing to research and assemble cool facts about 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