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Random music news for Saturday, April 9, 2022

I gotta get me one of these anti-Putin pro-Ukraine t-shirts. And this one is cool, too. (Via Oreo). Now let’s

It’s that time of year when I contemplate giving up on growing grass in the back yard. Two dogs will

This November, Toronto opera and rock fans alike can enjoy Another Brick in the Wall: The Opera. Based on the

His full name is Walter Geoffrey. He’s a French bulldog with an oddly musical yelp, something that has been remixed

The death of Kate Spade is really bothering me. As with Chris Cornell and Chester Bennington, we have no idea

It was on this day in 1990 that Milli Vanilli was stripped of their Grammy Award because they didn’t actually

Back to work. Back to school. But at least pumpkin spice latte is back. And now, the music news for

On this day in 1867, the US purchased Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million. Imagine if they hadn’t sold. And

English bull terrier number one is snoring louder than ever. I may have to get her a CPAP machine. And

I wonder what Andrea Bocelli would think about this guy.

August 10, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Opera

We’ve all had them: the dirtbag neighbour who insists on playing their music at ear-splitting volumes all day and all

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 […]
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