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Five music festivals have been announced for Canada

After a couple of years in the COVID desert, festivals are starting to make a tentative comeback in Canada. Here

If there’s a Candian equivalent to Coachella, the closest we have is probably Osheaga. After a COVID–ahem–hiatus, it’s back for

Osheaga Festival Musique et Arts, one of the biggest annual music festivals in the country, got wiped out in 2020

If there’s one area of Canada that has its act together more than any other when it comes to staging

Everyone’s attention was on the death of Aretha Franklin this week, but there is still some other music news to

March 14, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2018, Osheaga

With big festivals folding all across Canada, we can depend on Quebec to keep things alive. Following some teases on

This is one of those rare holidays that Canada gets but the US does not. Enjoy it. And now, the

Osheaga’s full lineup was announced early last month, but now it’s time for some detailed planning – the daily schedule

Coachella. Sasquatch. Governors Ball. Bonnaroo. Wayhome. Osheaga. These are just some of the mega-festivals that will be staged across North

March 5, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment 2017, Osheaga

[Coverage courtesy Mathew Kahansky. – AC] Montreal’s Osheaga festival has announced its lineup for the fest’s 2017 rendition, and it

Sixty years ago today, a company called Tokyo Telecommunications Industries, sold its first production: a transistor radio. TTI would soon

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