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Random music news for Tuesday, October 2, 2018

I have a rat living in my backyard. You’d think that with two English bull terriers living here that they’d

The music news for September 29, 2018, comes directly from my old bedroom at my parents’ house. Marty Balin of the

If you saw the premiere of season 7 of Game of Thrones last night, you probably noticed that Arya Stark

If you’re going to be at Canadian Music Week and you see me, make sure you come up and say

Ugh. Snow. Lots of it. I say again: Ugh. Oh, and happy (merry?) Pi Day. And now, the music news…

The producers of Game of Thrones have a thing for casting musicians as extras. Seasons 1-2: Wilko Johnson of Dr.

I hate jargon, especially when it comes to music. I’ve always believed that music should be for everyone and that

Usually when we imagine bands and musicians recording their latest albums, we envision them in a recording studio with a

Once upon a time, Global-TV Toronto wasn’t a true 24-hour channel. After all the late-night shows were over, the channel

What would a long weekend be without music? Here’s my latest hand-picked playlist of new tunes that for whatever reason

Remember when members Coldplay quietly showed up to provide some music at the infamous Red Wedding? We all know how

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