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Here’s a trailer on the doc about ICP vs the FBI

If you’ve been following the news out of the Insane Posse Camp over the last decade, you’ll know that there

If Alan McGee were a character in a novel about the record industry, publishers would reject the manuscript on the

And you thought your band’s last tour was rough. Edisun, a four-piece band from Connecticut, decided the best way they

Rush wasn’t the only power trio to come out of Canada in the 70s and 80s. There was also Triumph,

Believe it or not, there has never, ever been an authorized Led Zeppelin documentary. That’s about to change with the

Between 1994 and 1996, Oasis was on one of the greatest rocket rides in the history of music. They went

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

Oasis went from being a bunch of unknown yobbos from Manchester to playing in front of hundreds of thousands of

Back in the day before CD-Rs and streaming, making mixtapes on cassette was something everyone did. Not only were these

Come September 9, Rush fans will have a chance to see Cinema Strangiato, a documentary on the band’s 2015 R40

I remember watching Woodstock 99 on TV and thinking “Damn, I’m SO glad I’m not there.” It was stupidly hot.

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