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Random music news for Wednesday, January 12, 2022

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

It was a rock. Damn. Maybe there’s more interesting stuff to be found with music news for January 10, 2022.

Lots of insider references here, but if you know anything about radio, you’ll appreciate this.

Please don’t shoot people over loud music, especially on Christmas Eve. Then again, this is a Florida story. Segueing to

No Phish for MSG in NYC for NYE. Blame Omicron. And no NYE shows for The Strokes, either. One of

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

I was already in radio when this appeared in the Sears catalogue in 1982. Still, I would have grabbed one

[I passed a milestone this past weekend. I covered it in my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca – AC] This is

Here are two words you never want to hear from your doctor: “scrotal necrosis.” Let that sink in as you

Five hundred terabytes can be stored on this disc about the size of a toonie. Anyone want to calculate how

Just in time for Halloween: This site will turn you into a skeleton via your webcam. Please enjoy that–as well

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