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Nirvana is on the cusp of having a top 40 hit (UPDATE: It’s already happened in Canada)

March 24, 2022March 24, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Batman, Billboard, Nevermind, Nirvana, Soundtrack

If you’ve been to see The Batman, you’ll know that Nirvana’s “Something in the Way,” an album track from Nirvana’s

Television

Can We Predict What Will Happen in the Game of Thrones Finale by Examining the Seven 7 Soundtrack?

August 27, 2017August 26, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Finale, Game of Thrones, Soundtrack

Let’s be honest: the penultimate episode of season 7 of Game of Thrones had too many inconsistencies and timeline issues.

Movies

Cineplex’s Flashback Film Fest Includes Movies with Great Soundtracks

February 3, 2017February 3, 2017 Nerhys 1 Comment Blade Runner, cineplex, Elastica, Film Festival, Iggy Pop, John Williams, Jurassic Park, Legend, New Order, Primal Scream, Pulp Fiction, Quinton Tarantino, Soundtrack, Tangerine Dream, Trainspotting, Underworld, Vangelis

Cineplex’s annual coast-to-coast festival begins today and runs until the 9th. The Flashback Film Fest brings movie fans their favourite movies,

Record Collecting

Trainspotting Celebrates 20th Anniversary with Soundtrack Reissue

November 13, 2016 Nerhys 2 Comments Bedrock, Blur, Brian Eno, Damon Albarn, Elastica, Iggy Pop, KYO, Leftfield, Lou Reed, Movie, New Order, Primal Scream, Pulp, Sleeper, Soundtrack, Trainspotting, Underworld

The iconic drama Trainspotting celebrates its 20th anniversary this year and in commemoration, Parlophone reissued the legendary official soundtrack on

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Thirty Years Later, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Gets an Official Soundtrack Release

September 8, 2016 Alan Cross 2 Comments Ferris Bueller, John Hughes, Soundtrack

If you came of age in the 80s, you’ll be intimately familiar with all of John Hughes’ teen angst movies.

Movies

Fall Out Boy and Missy Elliott Redo the Ghostbuster’s Theme. Thoughts?

June 23, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Fall Out Boy, Ghostbusters, Missy Elliott, Soundtrack

All-female cast or not, I’m never been sold about the need to redo Ghostbusters, one of the great comedies of

Movies

After 30 Years, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Will Finally Get an Official Soundtrack

June 21, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Ferris Bueller, John Hughes, Soundtrack

If you’ve ever looked for an official soundtrack to John Hughes’ 1985 classic, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, you’ve come up

Music News

Why Is There No Official Soundtrack to Ferris Bueller’s Day Off?

June 12, 2016June 12, 2016 Alan Cross 5 Comments Ferris Bueller's Day Off, John Hughes, Soundtrack

This weekend marks the 30th anniversary of the release of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, perhaps the most beloved and most

WTF?

The Deadpool Soundtrack: As Weird As the Super Hero

February 13, 2016February 13, 2016 Larry Lootsteen 0 Comments Deadpool, Soundtrack

The big deal of the weekend has to be the release of one of the more interesting superhero movies of

Movies

Radiohead’s Rejected James Bond Theme Works Well Over the Opening Credit Sequence

December 28, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments James Bond, Opening Theme, Radiohead, Sam Smith, Soundtrack, SPECTRE

Let’s say for a second that Radiohead’s “SPECTRE,” the Bond rejected in favour of something by Sam Smith, had instead

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Miss Mad Men? There’s Now an Album

October 9, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment AMC, Mad Men, Retrospective, Soundtrack

One of the great things about premium TV these days is how so much care is devoted to picking exactly

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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