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Random music news for Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Happy solstice. That reminds me: I need to put up my Festivus pole. Moving on to music news for December

Well, I picked a grand time to leave the country, what with all the sudden new travel restrictions. I can

Last day of the month, last day of the year, last day of the decade. Next up: the Roarin’ 20s.

Tired of the holiday season? Good news! The world is going to end in four days. Best get caught up

Let’s face it: if eggnog were really any good, we’d drink it year-round. Just sayin’. Now some music news for

I understand why people back into parking spaces at the mall, but when it’s crowded and busy during the holiday

The story of Jamal Khashoggi’s death keeps getting more and more horrible. On October 1, he walked into the Saudi

While the medieval male chaperone laws are still in place, women at least now have the right to drive in Saudi

Big BBQ at my place tonight. Stand back. I’ll cook. No, really. Stand back! And now, music news for June 23,

Hang on. Only two more weeks until the official start of spring. Distract yourself with music news for March 7,

Here’s a fun game to play: Predict the next goofy/dangerous/reckless/unnecessary thing Donald Trump will do to piss off the rest

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