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Haviah Mighty wins the 2021 Prism Prize for the best Canadian music video

The Prism Prize is given to the artist and their team judged to have created the best music video of

In all seriousness, I was wondering about this. Can COVID be transmitted through farts? Doctors say it’s possible. Ponder that

Over the weekend, Miami hosted Rolling Loud, attracting somewhere beyond 200,000 people to see acts like A$AP Rocky, Travis Scott,

Every week, we’re sent dozens if not hundreds of promotional emails from agents, PR firms, and hopeful artists containing the

A question that needs to be asked: Why does Jeff Bezos’ rocket look like a dick? There’s a reason. The

Olympics! Right. Probably should start watching, huh? But only after music news for July 24, 2021. To help get the

Into astronomy? This looks like a fantastic new museum. For stars of another sort, here’s music news for July 23,

The Mercury Prize is the inspiration for Canada’s Polaris Music Prize: A juried competition to determine the best album of

Metallica is pulling out all the stops for the 30th-anniversary commemoration of the release of the “black” album. Along with

Someone was bribed with a golden toilet? Over to music news for July 22, 2021. Chester Bennington’s widow posted this

Has it really been 20 years since Gord Downie released his Coke Machine Glow solo album? It has–and given everything

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 […]
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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 […]
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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