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Random music news for Tuesday, November 2, 2021

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

It’s an addition that might raise a few eyebrows for an international exercise ride-along, but the Tragically Hip are one

Just when you thought there was nothing more that could be done with jeans comes these. Thoughts? Let’s move on

We now have a list of inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for 2021. The name I’m

The rock docs keep coming. A deep dive into Tina Turner’s life is both very welcome and long overdue. Here’s

On this day in 1919, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago White Sox in the World Series. Then again, the Sox

It’s Thanksgiving Day here in Canada, which should explain to non-Canadian readers why (a) posts are later than usual this

Marc Garneau became the first Canadian in space on this day in 1984. And in music news for October 5,

Like most guys, I dread the idea of picking out a greeting card. I have no confidence that my taste

I got my first back-to-school school supplies email yesterday. Too soon, people. Too soon. And now, music news for July

Off to Vancouver for Juno weekend today. Sadly, this means I’ll miss the birthday of one of our English bull

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 […]
Mark Silver