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Part 4 of Make Music Matter’s #UnpluggedTogether is coming up tonight

[I’m involved in a program designed to help survivors of trauma like war and extreme poverty through music therapy. Here’s

This year’s Ottawa Bluesfest was an all-Canadian festival due to pandemic restrictions; the opening night showcasing alt-rock artists. There was rain

[Another Eastern Ontario report from correspondent Ross Macdonald. – AC] Opening for Tokyo Police Club and Half Moon Run on the first

[I’m involved in a program designed to help survivors of trauma like war and extreme poverty through music therapy. Here’s

[The second half of a report on the festival from Ottawa correspondent Ross Macdonald. – AC] Friday night at Ottawa

[Another report from Ottawa correspondent Ross Macdonald. – AC] The Command Sisters are an indie/alt-rock duo originally from western Canada and

[Another dispatch from Ross Macdonald, a frequent customer of the unique Neat Coffee Shop. – AC] Although Neat is called

Maybe Mother Nature was trying to tell the 60,000 people gathered in Central Park something, They were making a statement

Way back in the Before Times (actually, February 2020, but it feels longer)I made a trip to Facebook HQ in

Live music has returned, but given the virulence of the delta variant, we’re hardly back to normal. Live Nation Canada

Rush: Cinema Strangiato chronicles the band’s R40 tour, the group’s last-ever roadtrip. Come September 9, fans will be able to

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
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