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Random music news for Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Good news, Virginia! It’ll soon become legal for unmarried heterosexual people to have sex! Yes, you read that correctly. And

You may have noticed that most of the biggest rock acts in the world aren’t that young anymore. Green Day?

It was 62 years ago today that the Russians freaked everyone out by launching the first Sputnik spacecraft. The space

It’s the final sprint towards Christmas. How crazy is the next seven days for you? Can you take time to

Last long weekend of the summer. Make it a good one. Here’s some music news to discuss for August 31,

You may have noticed that most of the biggest rock acts in the world aren’t that young anymore. Green Day?

The last weekend in July. Make it a good one. And now the music news. At a show in Toronto on

For the first time in its 10-year existence, my wisteria bush is going to give me flowers this spring. About

The conclusion of our four-parter on the history of indie rock will look at everything that’s happened in the 90s

Hey, if you’re into the softer, melodic pop turn alt-rock has taken over the last five years, great. We’ve enjoyed

Well, they may have sounded like this. Nice work, Postmodern Jukebox. I’m sure The Stroke approve.

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