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Random music news for Friday, November 13, 2020

Paraskevidekatriaphobia. Look it up. Here’s a hint: music news for Friday, November 13. Coronavirus update: The Lockdown Awards? I guess

It’s called the “Pyro-Trombone” (for obvious reasons) and is the invention of Frenchman Valentin Guerin. He explains his motivation thusly:

The measure of a great song is that it can be interpreted in an infinite number of ways and still

What if this guy were playing his pyro trombone in front of your apartment building? (Via Danny)

A trombone + fire = something something sort of cool. Stand back, please. (Via Boing Boing)

Works like a charm. See? (Via Danny) One of the most wonderfully bizarre things we’ve seen! Cows come running to

Well, the trombone version, anyway. (Via AV Club)

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