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Random music news for Monday, November 15, 2021

Maybe Santa won’t be coming to town. Labour shortages. As for music news for November 15, 2021… ICYMI, Britney is

Were he still with us, Neil Peart would have turned 69 this past Sunday (September 12). Chad Smith of the

Were he still with us, Neil Peart would be celebrating his 69th birthday on Sunday (September 12). Just ahead of

Before you ask, no there was no red Barchetta in the lot. But there was a 1963 split-window Corvette, a

Come September 9, Rush fans will have a chance to see Cinema Strangiato, a documentary on the band’s 2015 R40

Next to “O Canada,” the most Canadian song of all time is the theme Dolores Claman wrote for CBC’s Hockey

Expecting to die one day? Go to Mars! On that cheery note, here’s just news for July 1, 2021. Is

While he was with us, Rush drummer Neil Peart was best known as a motorcyclist, often riding his bike between

A serious question: Why do all the seats used by players and coaches on the sidelines of big soccer matches

There are two types of drummers: Those who are content with a nice compact kit and those who want their

No surprise here. Organizers of a memorial celebrating Neil Peart have decided to move the event to November as a

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 […]
Mark Silver