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The Police share a new Xmas version of “Don’t Stand So Close to Me”

You might know the original video from 1980, but this one was found in the archives after being lost for

Maybe Santa won’t be coming to town. Labour shortages. As for music news for November 15, 2021… ICYMI, Britney is

Sure, it’s nice to have a long string of hit songs that generate royalties to support you in to your

Why is Venus so awful? We might soon find out. Meanwhile, here’s some music news for June 5, 2021. Flea

True or false: guitarist Andy Summers of the Police was once considered for a position with the Rolling Stones. True.

Before we begin, who doesn’t love news bloopers? Moving to music news for December 9, 2020… If this album sells

In its original unadulterated form, The Police’s “Every Breath You Take” is a creepy song about a stalker. How could

Looking to burn off time at work before you can start the weekend? Here are two strange music videos that

Apologies to Sting, of course. Adorable. (Via Tom)

Have I mentioned how much I hate the flip-top lids on tubes of toothpaste? Who came up with these useless

With all the weirdness happening in the US today, this clip–originally posted two months ago–has a renewed poignancy. (Thanks to

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 […]
Mark Silver