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Music News 

Join The Tragically Hip, Nickleback and others to #BandTogetherInUnison to raise $1 million

May 13, 2021May 13, 2021 Amber Healy 0 Comments #BandTogetherInUnison, Covid, COVID-19, Eleanor McCain, Entertainment industry, Music Industry, Nickleback, The Tragically Hip, Tragically Hip, Unison, Unison Benevolent Fund, Unison Fund

The Unison Benevolent Fund, the charity for Canada’s music industry, is launching a new initiative today (May 13), #BandTogetherInUnison, to

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Available now: Official Tragically Hip “Courage” face masks

August 22, 2020August 21, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Face masks, Tragically Hip, Unison

Everyone is getting into the face mask game. And why not? COVID-19 will be with us for a while, so

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Random Music News for Tuesday, February 13, 2018

February 13, 2018February 13, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Ed Sheeran, Facebook, James Hetfield, Leeds, Mark E. Smith, Metallica, Pharell Williams, Prince, Reading, Snapchat, Ted Bundy, Unison

I’d never heard of mixed doubles curling before last weekend. Amazing how it suddenly mattered when Canada was in contention

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Random Music News for Friday, May 1, 2015

May 1, 2015May 1, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments adidas, Canadian Music Week, Faces, Jay Z, Puma, Rihanna, Ronnie Wood, Sarah Brightman, Song of the Summer, Spotify, Suge Knight, Tidal, Unison

On this day in 1930, Pluto was named Pluto. The dwarf planet, I mean. Matthew Good, Tomi Swick and Madison

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Random Music News for Saturday, April 25, 2015

April 25, 2015April 25, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brett Michaels, Jimi Hendrix, Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, Kurt Cobain, Lynn Crosbie, Sound of Music Festival, Tori Amos, Unison

On this day in 1961, Robert Noyce was granted a patent for the integrated circuit. Electronics were never the same.

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

Music Tech MeetUp

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 […]
    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 […]
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