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Ongoing History Daily: The No Doubt suicide

No Doubt was formed by Eric Stefani, Gwen’s brother, just before Christmas 1986. The singer at the time was a

Fun fact: Chinese couples are clamoring to get married next Sunday because the Chinese characters for that date (20210314) look

Did you know that Boxing Day is now the third busiest shopping day of the year? The busiest is the

As I said in the preamble to part one, ska seems to be one of those immortal musical genres. And

Everyone loves a good cover. It’s a way for artists to pay homage to some of their inspirations while still

Yep, I have the post-Canadian Music Week cold. Anyone else? And now, music news for April 25. Record Store Day

Gravity waves? Einstein was right again. That makes music news a little less, well, universe-shattering. Still… Here’s a great story

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