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Random music news for Thursday, February 25, 2021

A punk rock car followed by music news for February 25, 2021 (Via Paula) Something VERY weird happened with Eddie

Happy Thanksgiving! (Yes, American readers, we have our own that doesn’t seem to involve an orgy of shopping.) It’s a

A cross-section of British artists came together to cover “Bridge Over Troubled Water” to raise money for the victims of

Out of Thailand and now in Singapore. The big question: after a 7-day detox treatment during which I lost 7

Wait. Are the leaves on that maple tree outside my office window starting to turn? In non-arboreal developments, here’s some

Aw, crap. And DAMN YOU, SIMON COWELL! Despite a worldwide effort to push Iron Maiden’s “The Number of Beast” into

Once again, those crazy Brits are getting frothy about the charts, Every year around this time, the UK goes apeshit

Escaped from New York. Gawd, I hate LaGuardia… Simon Cowell wants U2 to debut new music on X Factor. Fat

Last day of April? I don’t know about where you are, but where I am, it feels like mid-March. The

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 […]
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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 […]
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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