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The Rockin’ 1000 once again pay tribute to Taylor Hawkins

The people who make up The Rockin’ 1000 (or at least the organizers of this project) have had a long

It’s been two months since a call went out from Casa Medina, a Four Seasons property, in an area of

It’s been well over a month since we heard the awful news that Foo Fighters’ drummer Taylor Hawkins died in

Earlier this week, I posted a story on this site about how the Rockin’ 1000, that Foo Fighters-obsessed collective in

We first heard of The Rockin’ 1000, the massive volunteer collective of musicians, when they staged a giant performance (with

Before Taylor Hawkins died in a Colombian hotel room a month ago, the first sign of trouble came with crushing

Although he was known as the drummer for the Foo Fighters, Taylor Hawkins, like his boss, had a hard time

No surprise, really, given that whenever a high-profile musician dies, there’s extra interest in their music. The death of Taylor

[Note: This article has been updated with a few footnotes in response to some of the comments below. – AC]

A couple of weeks ago, the Foo Fighters were set to perform at the Grammy Awards. But then… (Via Variety)

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] One of the knocks against the Foo Fighters has been that

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