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Another reaction video from an opera singer/vocal coach. This time she hears Pearl Jam’s “Black” for the first time

A couple of weeks back, I posted The Charismatic Voice’s reaction to hearing Rush’s “The Spirit of Radio” for the

[This is my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. Goes nicely, too, with a recent episode of my Ongoing History radio show.

The deaths earlier this month at the Astroworld Festival are not the first at a music festival. We can go

Black Friday. Try not to get trampled. Or is that just an American thing? Here’s music news for November 26,

Pearl Jam is one of the most single-minded bands we’ve ever seen. They have a mission and a vision and

You might’ve noticed some of your favorite artists posting an image like this on social media Wednesday. This is Climate

Looks like Brits measure things a lot like Canadians do. What can we take from music news for September 21,

[This was my column for GlobalNews.ca this week. – AC] When it comes to music, not all years are created

Ten years have passed since Eddie Vedder released his last solo album, Ukelele Songs. Now, though, we have “Long Way,”

[This is the last of the summer encore shows. The new season starts next week! – AC] A couple of

Yep, it’s September. Fortunately, Labour Day is late this year. That’s something, right? Here’s what I have for music news

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