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There will be at least one more Gord Downie album. A new double record was announced today.

Before Gord Downie died of glioblastoma, a rare and incurable brain disease, on October 17, 2017, he was a man

Earlier today (September 28), Gord Downie tweeted out news of a new solo album entitled Introduce Yerself that will be

After jawing about it for months, Our Kid has finally released material from his upcoming solo album, As You Were.

Okay, so the Hip may never tour again (although they’ve never really said that), but there’s nothing stopping Gord Downie

If there’s one thing we can extrapolate from the release of Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck, The Home Recordings, is

When Montage of Heck gets released on DVD and Blu-Ray next month, it will be accompanied by an album full

Sadly, Kurt is still dead. But because a trove of unreleased recordings was uncovered during the filming of the documentary

Like the Indian Ocean which washes up secrets on distant shores when you least expect it, so does the Internet.

If you were part of the Alternative Nation of the 1990s, you’ll know that Australia’s Silverchair was beloved by a

Yes, Kurt’s still dead. But so is Jimi Hendrix and that hasn’t precluded him from releasing a series of albums

It’s been a long time since we’ve heard from Daniel. This track appears on his debut solo EP, Aerial, which

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