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Kyle Gass of Tenacious D enlists an all-star cast to promote COVID-19 vaccination

Tenacious D‘s Kyle Gass is firmly on the side of vaccinations. This new video–his Ramones spoof–features John C. Reilly, Samantha

Tenacious D enlisted some friends to encourage people to cast ballots in next week’s election. All proceeds from the sales

It was on this day in 1965 that A Charlie Brown Christmas aired for the first time. Meanwhile, in music

Not only Tenacious D’s new album, Post-Apocalypto, arrive Friday, but there’s also an animated YouTube series that starts the same

By Elisa FG You know what’s awesome these days? How easy it is to fall in love with a song

Christmas Eve, the night that Tim Hortons closes. That just seems…spooky. And now, the music news. Coldplay’s Chris Martin has

On this day in 1878, Thomas Edison received a patent (no, 200,521) for his new talking machine called “the phonograph.”

What was with all the ballads? Did we really go almost 90 minutes without handing out an award? And didn’t

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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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