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Ongoing History Daily: The Bush(-X) saga

When Gavin Rossdale and Bush first appeared in Canada back in the 90s, they were known as “Bush-X.“ Why, when

Although Billy Corgan seems to be able to write a million songs a year, it’s actually a lot more complicated

You gotta be careful when you’re dealing with Tool. You never know when they’re telling the truth and when they’re

Rage Against the Machine is a fascinating bunch of guys. Take guitarist Tom Morello, for example. He says his favourite

The new season (the 29th!) of The Ongoing History of New Music begins! Long before I started doing this for

Back in the late 90s, Mark Armstrong was living in Britain and was an unemployed civil servant. To pass the

Back in the early days of The Offspring, the band played some pretty intense gigs. One show had them opening

Arcade Fire is one of those bands that loves the sound of old analogue recordings. And they demonstrated just how

Jack White is an interesting guy, what with his work with The White Stripes, The Dead Weather, The Raconteurs, his

[This is the last of the summer encore shows. The new season starts next week! – AC] A couple of

Let’s say that you’re a Coldplay fan and you want to collect everything they’ve ever released. What is the rarest

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