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Spotify is testing a “playlist reactions” feature

Spotify is always experimenting with ways to engage users in hopes of keeping them on the platform longer. After a

If you’ve cracked open Spotify on your Android phone today (August 10), you may have noticed something different. The home

Nice! The Ongoing History of New Music Podcast has been nominated for a Canadian Podcast Award in the category of

The first thing most people do when they get behind the wheel is fire up some kind of audio to

This politician is having a bad week. It, however, continues to be a good week for music news–like what we

If you buy these sneakers, you (a) have too much money and (b) are certifiably insane. Agreed? Moving to music

Aliens are among us. Really. Be paranoid about that as you look through music news for April 1, 2022. No

The Queen–yes, the monarch–has launched a brand of dog perfume. Gotta pay for Prince Andrew’s indiscretions somehow, right? Now let’s

Puck monkeys. I like it. Then there’s music news for January 12, 2022. Music recorded before 1923 is now in

Is anyone still working? Or have we all bailed for the holidays? Is there still music news to be reported

Flying back to Toronto today. Will I get tested for COVID even though I’m double-vaxxed and have a valid PCR

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