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The strange fascination with Rush by South Park and Family Guy

Matt Stone and Trey Parker, the creators of South Park, have always had something for Canada. That included a fascination

The guys behind South Park have never been shy about saying what they think. Back in 2009, Kanye West was

South Park used Logic’s “1-800-273-8255” to send a message to North Korea. If this reminds you of Logic’s MTV VMA

This is ridiculous. Love it.

Hope you survived Black Friday without too many bruises. One month ’til Xmas. Here’s some weekend music news. The Ontario

It was only for a few seconds, but it was a good punchline to the segment spoofing The Adventures of

New pet peeve: people who stop dead at the top of busy escalators. What are they thinking? And now, some

South Park is now 20 years old (funny how Kyle, Stan, Cartman and Kenny don’t look a day over 8)

Here at the music conference in Singapore, I just ran into the guy who helped put together Babymetal. I just

Shades of South Park, eh? Here’s what Henry Rollins thinks America should do in this article from LA Weekly. Give

By Adam Morrison Over the years, many established artists have been tasked with providing the intro music for TV shows,

Intimate gatherings of sports fans and media personalities – Kevin Kennedy in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 012 November 25, 2020
No matter the sport, passionate fans and pundits have long debated the goings-on in the clubhouse or on the pitch of every pro sports team. For most of us, this dialogue and discord are limited to Twitter, or perhaps yelling at sports talk radio hosts in our cars. If you were paying slightly more attention, […]
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The Business of Independent Production – Don Young in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 011 November 18, 2020
Canadians have long heard about Canadian content, aka CanCon. What most outside of the broadcast business don’t generally realize is that much of that content is actually subsidized by the private broadcasters, such as Bell Media and Rogers Media. Many independent producers have made a career, and a lot of money, perfecting the art of […]
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Reaching new VR frontiers – Laura Mingail in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 010 November 10, 2020
Pushing boundaries and breaking with convention takes more than confidence, especially when you’re working inside a media giant. To do this in an authentic and meaningful way one needs to truly believe that they can make a difference, for the greater good. Laura Mingail has done just that in many of her roles, and as […]
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