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Just in Time for Halloween, 10 Songs About Monsters

October 30, 2015October 30, 2015 Former Contributor 0 Comments Anthrax, Cramps, Dark Lotus, Goo Goo Muck, Halloween, Liars, Metallica, Nekromantix, Nick Cave, Rob Zombie, Slayer, Twiztid

By Adam “I’ve Come For Your Children” Morrison ‘Tis the season, so let’s do a list of songs about zombies,

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Seven Songs About Halloween

October 30, 2015October 29, 2015 Former Contributor 1 Comment AFI, Dead Kennedys, Halloween, Marilyn Manson, Misfits, Nekromantix, Nightmare Before Christmas, Twiztid

Halloween is a great subject for a song because of the practices, history, and spirit of the holiday that can

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Ten Rap-rock Songs that Might Make You Reconsider the Genre’s Potential

January 28, 2015January 28, 2015 Former Contributor 8 Comments 311, Beastie Boys, Candiria, Rage Against the Machine, Rap-Metal, Rap-Rock, Twiztid

Combining hip hop with rock sometimes sounds forced, and rap-rock and rap-metal have gotten bad raps—Ha. Sorry—because of certain bands

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Some Weird Videos Arrived in the Inbox Today

June 5, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blazie, Music Video, NFSW, Teddybears, Twiztid

First, there’s this one from Twiztid and Blaze called “Sickman.”  It gets a little NSFW. And then we have this

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

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Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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Podcast – The Backstage Project

The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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  • 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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