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Passing the torch: The musical offspring of famous rock stars

[This is my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. Goes nicely, too, with a recent episode of my Ongoing History radio show.

There’s an annual charity event in Dublin each Christmas Eve that features buskers on Grafton Street. But because of blood

Is it today the days start getting longer? Even a few seconds of extra daylight will be appreciated. As for

Perry Farrell is best known as a member of the bands Jane’s Addiction, Porno for Pyros, and Satellite Party. He’s

Back in 2007, a major real estate development was planned for Dublin. It was going to be called the “U2

Even flying economy on an ultra-low-cost airline is better than this. As for music news for November 30, 2021, here’s

Black Friday. Try not to get trampled. Or is that just an American thing? Here’s music news for November 26,

Have you ever looked at the cover of U2’s Unforgettable Fire album and wondered what that was? It’s actually a

In coding? Then you might want to meet Marty the Moose. If not, there’s still music news for November 23,

U2’s Achtung Baby turned 30 this month. This is the theme of the U2 Conference happening virtually right now. Here’s

November 18 marks 30 years since U2 released Achtung Baby, arguably the high point in the band’s career. To commemorate

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