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Random music news for Wednesday, September 8, 2021

A metal bassist stopped a possible mass shooting at a gig in Boise, Idaho. He got shot for his troubles,

Question: Will Donald Trump throw Donald Jr. under the bus over this whole Russia thing? And now, music news for

It was on this day in 2014 that HR Giger, creator of the xenomorph in the Alien movies, died. And

I hate April Fool’s Day. There will be none of that malarkey around here today. And now, some non-fake, non-pranky

For everyone who lives in my area wondering why we don’t have any snow, you can blame/thank me. I decided

This was the day of the great 1994 Northridge earthquake in Los Angeles. It wasn’t the Big One, but it

Dentist today. Ugh. And now, the music news. The Pirate Bay is now a streaming service with a plugin called

Paul Weller has a new single, the video for which stars Martin Freeman. Take a look.

Still in Australia. Scheduled to meet a kangaroo today. But what I really want to find is a wombat. Spiders

Anyone else got this laryngitis thing that’s going around? Chris Martin and the X-Files Gillian Anderson? Maybe. Have you heard

This film was made in conjunction with the release of Paul Weller’s new collection, More Modern Classics. Watch for Paul McCartney,

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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