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Check out this kid KILL Neil Peart’s parts in Rush’s “YYZ”

Meet Dominic McNabb. Damn, he hits hard for a little guy. And notice how he improvises on what Neil did.

It’s hard to learn any Rush song. As a drummer myself, I’ve struggled with Neil Peart’s parts in “YYZ” from

Playing Rush’s “YYZ” is challenging under normal conditions. But Charlie Benante of Anthrax, Alex Skolnick from Testament and Roberto “Ra”

If you’re a reader of Edge.ca, you may have seen my weekend story about our plane crash incident at Pearson

In another Canada 150 move, Toronto’s Pearson International Airport has launched a new music showcase called YYZ Live. Between today

Props to DJ Cummerbund who found a way to mash up Rush’s monster instrumental “YYZ” with Kelis’ R&B hit, “Milkshake.”

I spend a lot of time in airports and I hate most of them. La Guardia in New York is

I feel inadequate. Watch out, Neil.

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