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Random music news for Saturday, June 25, 2022

Oh, great. First COVID, then monkeypox, and now POLIO? Yay, anti-vaxxers! Distract yourself for a moment with music news for

I don’t like green beer. I do like music news for March 17, 2021. Why aren’t there more protest songs

Ew. Gross. Now cleanse your mind from those images by browsing through music news for June 15, 2020. Radio folk

Before we begin, here’s some kind of supercut for Star Trek: TNG fans. Now that’s out of the way, here’s

Anyone seen any Cool Ranch Doritos anywhere? There seems to be a serious shortage in the time of COVID-19. Moving

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] The late ’60s and early ’70s were a time of almost

Here’s some good news. Your dog WILL come to your rescue–if he/she knows what to do. Nice to know as

When National Guard troops opened fire on protesting students at Kent State University on May 4, 1970, Neil Young was

[This is my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. It ties in with this week’s edition of The Ongoing History of New

Sometimes people get so pissed off or so inspired by something that they just have to sing about it. This

This will be the start of a fallow period for music news. America is closing down for Thanksgiving and then

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