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Tragically Hip beer is in the news again–and for the right reasons

Earlier this year, there was word of a legal dust-up between The Tragically Hip and Mill Street Brewery over the

Oh, those Finns. After spending so much of the year in darkness, summer brings long days and interesting ways of

Hello! It’s been a while. Glad to see you again. And now that we’re done with astronomy news, here’s music

The Quebec ministry of culture was put on hold with another government department and was “shocked” to hear—and that’s a

It’s been FOREVER (okay, 15 months) since Madison Square Garden hosted a full-capacity gig. Sunday night, the Foo Fighters opened

This is one weird looking animal. Now we’re off to music news for June 21, 2021. French police broke up

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

Reels and reels of two-inch multitrack tape were used in the recording of The Hip’s Road Apples in 1990. After

While we mostly hear about celebrities earning big dollars with their posts on Instagram and TikTok, let’s not forget that

The Wife has been working at home since March 2021 but is now awaiting an announcement about when everyone will

LyricFind, the Toronto-based licensor of lyrics to sites across the web, is always diving into the nature of lyrics. This

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
The Ultimate Backstage Pass – David Kines in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 032 May 17, 2021
In today’s everything-on-demand world, it may be hard for anyone born post-Y2 K to answer a simple question, “where do you watch music videos?” A reasonable answer would be YouTube, Apple Music, or maybe even Tiktok. Prior to the dawn of YouTube in 2005, the answer was easy. MTV if you’re American, and of course […]
Mark Silver