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Random music news for Thursday, July 1, 2021

Expecting to die one day? Go to Mars! On that cheery note, here’s just news for July 1, 2021. Is

The surprise is not that Dave Grohl made an appearance on Sesame Street, it’s that it’s taken him this long

The first edition of Rolling Stone magazine was published on this day in 1967. Over to music new for November

A mashup of Sesame Street and “Sabotage?” Why not?

Something happened in astronomy on this day in 1967 that eventually resulted in one of the most famous album covers

With the rabbit hole the geeks went down this week, you’d be forgiven for wondering if they were high. (Well,

What took you so long, Internet?

It was on this day in 1999 that Bhutan became the last country in the world to get television. And

The Great Lakes Blizzard happened on this day in 1977–40 years ago–which saw Buffalo and the surrounding area hit with

Toots Thielemans brought the harmonica to jazz. He ended up playing with greats like Miles Davis, Benny Goodman and many

In this case, it’s Game of Chairs. (Via Larry and Vulture)

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