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Random music news for Friday, July 15, 2022

When I become Lord of the Universe, I’m going to make it law that shampoo and conditioner bottles be transparent

Five hundred terabytes can be stored on this disc about the size of a toonie. Anyone want to calculate how

It was twenty-five years ago today that Kurt Cobain killed himself. You’ll be hearing a lot about this over the

On the ground after skirting through Super Typhoon Talim on the way back from Asia. No North Korean missiles, either.

Nickelback–but not by as much of a margin as you may think. Let us continue. * * Time for the

THOR! After the round of 16, we’re ready to move to the quarter finals. * * In round

It was a Thursday night at the grocery store in 1977. I was in the back room getting ready for

In what’s turning out to be an annual affair, this Geeks&Beats podcast recording was conducted at the Downtown Record Show

Some were actually okay. I remember seeing the Boomtown Rats perform “I Don’t Like Mondays” on the show. But then

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