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Metallica shoes? Yep.

Metallica is pulling out all the stops for the 30th-anniversary commemoration of the release of the “black” album. Along with

As part of the Foo Fighters 25th anniversary commemorations, the band has teamed up with Vans to release some official

Are we heading out on a Boxing Day run today? Or are you all shopped out? Maybe we can all

Vans, the shoe company that’s always been big into music (cf. The Vans Warped Tour) have released some new David

Back in their heyday, Led Zeppelin (or more specifically, their hardass and often violent manager Peter Grant) was uncompromising. Albums

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

I really should pay more attention to what’s happening in Canadian politics but the shit show south of the border

I’m still engulfed in the Olympics. It’s amazing how we become experts in certain sports every two years–then we forget

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