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Random music news for Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Putin is calling up retired generals to help with his awful war in Ukraine–including this guy. Once you’re done scratching

When I opened the weekly report from Luminate, the company that keeps track of the recorded music industry, I thought

This protestor set himself on fire. People took selfies. Let’s move to something less weird with music news for June

If you’re into vinyl records, here’s something that you might want to investigate. You know that space near the centre

Love this kid. Way to go! And now let’s transition to music news for May 27, 2022. Surprise! Ted Nugent

Sales of vinyl records have been on fire since 2008, posting double-digit growth year after year. According to some articles

Now that vinyl is a big deal again, you may run across something known as a “picture disc”—a 12″ LP

Back in 1984, Keanu Reeves worked for the CBC and did a report on a teddy bear convention. There’s video,

Sales of vinyl rocketed over the course of the COVID pandemic as people sought to pass the time whilst in

[This was my column for GlobalNews.ca and a follow-up to an article I wrote in this space last week. –

There’s no sign that interest in vinyl records is going to end soon, let alone plateau. Why? That’s the central

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