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Random music news for Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Game of Thrones is gone. So is The Big Bang Theory. And Veep. And Modern Family. I have to completely

As you may have determined from my out-of-office note, I’m AWOL for the next bit. Where? Send an email to

William Shatner’s latest music project is a Christmas album. Yes, he’s Jewish, but that doesn’t mean he can’t get into

We had a big thaw over the last 36 hours. I have two dogs. You don’t want to know what

David Bowie died two years ago today. To commemorate that, this demo of “Let’s Dance” was released. And in more

Hotel rooms must get very boring when you’re on tour. Maybe that’s why Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top decided to

Record Store Day! My VISA is going to take a beating. And in other music news… Speaking of vinyl, sales

It’s lovely day here in London. Paid a visit to Abbey Road this morning. Slayer guitarist wears a “Kill the

FYI Music News has offers this current summary of all-time album sales in the US. The Beatles: 178,000,000 million albums

It’s Labour Day weekend? Seriously? Where’s the summer go? (Oh, and Michael Jackson would have been 56 today.) ZZ Top

What is the date of Alex Trebek’s 74th birthday? Good news, Goths! Something darker than black has been invented. And

Dave Krikst in Conversation with TBP Podcast Ep 002 July 29, 2020
Dave Krikst (aka My Man D) is the creative mind behind many of the most memorable shareable off the court or ice moments in Canadian sports over the last 20 years. Throughout his career, starting early on with theScore television network and Rogers Media’s’ FAN 590, and then with Bell Media’s TSN, Dave has established […]
Mark Silver
Launch Day – The Backstage Project Podcast July 23, 2020
Welcome to the launch of The Backstage Project Podcast! I’m Mark Silver, and I’ll be your guide as we weave our way through the history, here and now, and future of the Canadian sports and entertainment landscape. The Backstage Project Podcast takes you on a journey into the sports and entertainment world. We focus on […]
Mark Silver
Rick Chisholm in Conversation with TBP Podcast Ep 001 July 11, 2020
In our premiere episode we are blessed to sit down with former Vice President of Programming and Production at TSN and Executive VP Broadcasting for Canada’s Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium, Rick Chisholm. We chat with Rick about the formation of TSN, the Vancouver and London Olympics and much much more. Have a listen. The post Rick […]
Mark Silver