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Live Nation is going to make some big investments at Ontario Place over the next nine years

Ontario Place, the lakefront leisure destination in Toronto, is in desperate need of renovation and updating. While parts of it

Ron Popeil, the guy who pretty much invented the infomercial, has died. Now let’s try some music news for July

You may have seen the story about the dude who got thrown out of Tuesday’s Slayer concert at the Budweiser

It’s Memorial Day in the US and a bank holiday in the UK, but there’s still music news for May

Mom’s birthday this weekend. Must remember to call. And now, the new music news… Interesting stat: 17% of music fans

Whether the rest of the country wants to acknowledge it or not, Toronto is the centre of the music universe

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