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Random music news for Thursday, March 24, 2022

No, no, no, and no. Yes to music news for March 24, 2022. Kid Rock and Tucker Carlson, together at

Shazam, the Apple-owned app that magically identifies songs by listening to them, is used by people all over the world

Black Friday. Try not to get trampled. Or is that just an American thing? Here’s music news for November 26,

Maybe this is my problem. Anyone got some good bacteria? Moving to music news for September 16, 2021… There will

Hello! It’s been a while. Glad to see you again. And now that we’re done with astronomy news, here’s music

The problem with a laptop is that you only have one screen to work with–unless you have this laptop. As

Anyone else see the poop emoji in this design? Probably not a good corporate look. And now, music news for

Before we begin, South Korea has unveiled their AI-powered TV news anchor. Scary, really. Now that you’re freaked out, try

I’ll bet you’re expecting an opening link to something Halloween related. Nope. This is much more interesting. And so is

It’s to the point where I want to stand on the border and yell into the US “GET IT TOGETHER,

I love this guy. Over to music news for October 10, 2019. Think you’ve got father issues? Read this about

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