Amber Healy, Author at Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Check Your Head podcast combines musicians, mental health

The past 18 months or so have been really tough on everyone’s mental health, including artists of all stripes. Not

The venue formerly known as the Mod Club is ready to break out of lockdown with a vengeance and be

This could be music to many people’s ears: The SOCAN Foundation is once again accepting applications for its Travel Assistance

Broadcasting from around the world for 24 hours, a trio of Canadian stars have joined the lineup for this year’s

Twenty-six years ago, the music industry was a much different place for women. Female producers, engineers, studio techs, roadies, any

It’s an addition that might raise a few eyebrows for an international exercise ride-along, but the Tragically Hip are one

The past few weeks have brought the heartbreaking but, sadly, not unsurprising news that hundreds upon hundreds of children have

Just before they release their 16th album, Tour de Force, next month, those lovable guys in Barenaked Ladies have released

Almost two weeks ago, so many of us were enthralled and a little teary eyed to see the surviving members

As of last Wednesday, May 19, private venue owners in New York State are no longer required to insist that

The virtual (sigh) SOCAN Awards are on deck for this week, just as the summer gets going, and among those

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
The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
Mark Silver
The Custodian of Toronto Sports – Richard Peddie in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 033 May 27, 2021
Over a 20+ year span, as the Toronto pro sports scene evolved from older venues and stands filled with blue and white (Leafs, Blue Jays, Argonauts) to a more intense red (Raptors, TFC), and grand coliseums that define the city’s skyline, there is one sports executive in particular who ownership looked to. We’re of course […]
Mark Silver