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Random music news for Thursday, June 23, 2022

No, Mark Zuckerberg. Just…no. Get back to reality with a look at music news for June 23, 2022. Glastonbury begins

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca – AC] It started with David Bowie on Jan. 10, 2016, and before

This protestor set himself on fire. People took selfies. Let’s move to something less weird with music news for June

The DeLorean is coming back with the Alpha5. It’s all-electric and will hit the magical 88 mph in about 4.35

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

Scientists have discovered The Most Boring Person in the World. Hey, it’s science, so it’s gotta be right. Now let’s

It’s one of those shows thousands of people claim they witnessed in person but few were actually there: The night

Come next week (May 13), tapes of a couple of 1977 performances at the El Mocambo in Toronto that have

With the Rolling Stones celebrating their 60th anniversary, LEGO has created this special set: a 1,998 piece thing that, when

I do not need my phone this bad. Once you get those images out of your mind, move on to

I have a very long plane trip coming up on Thursday–in economy, of course. This shows how I’ll try 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 […]
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