102.1 the Edge Archives | Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Producer of a CFNY/Martin Streek documentary could use your help (UPDATED WITH MORE VIDEO)

For the past couple of years, filmmaker Wil Dunlop has been piecing together a documentary that seeks to cover off

Today is National Album Day in the UK. The ask is that you listen to at least one album from

At exactly 12 noon on October 3, 1986, I climbed the stairs at the strip mall at 83 Kennedy road

You may have seen this story at Global News earlier this week. Toronto’s beloved radio station, Q107, is returning to rock

It was a rough, scary time for the staff and fans of CFNY-FM (now 102.1 the Edge). In 1988, the station,

A rock’n’roll tour of London! Who’s with me? It’s the perfect thing for anyone who wants to combine a love

DJ Human Kebab, one half of USS, is going to start a new Saturday night radio show on 102.1 the

Carly Meyers, who works with me at 102.1 the Edge/Toronto, put together this mix drawn from theoretical interpretations by alt-rock

NOTE: Make sure you read both the comments and my replies to them. We’ve got a healthy discussion going here.

[Note: The original title of this story was “Singer Scott Weiland Dead of an Overdose?,” which was based on some

The CASBY Music Awards–the long-running (since 1981, actually) were held at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last tonight. Here

Revenue Architects… Beyond the : 30-second spot – Derek Myers, Christos Nikitopoulos, Kevin Worsley in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 030 May 4, 2021
Well behind the scenes in the media business lurks smart folks who really know their way around a spreadsheet. They’re the ones who have charted out and flighted all the commercials, billboards, features and other innovative forms of sponsor integration. We’re of course referring to… revenue management. If you’ve never heard of this career path, […]
Mark Silver
King of the Deal – Phil King in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 029 April 26, 2021
Sports fans today can watch more games and global competitions than we could have possibly imagined, even 20 years ago. For those of us that can remember, which generally means Boomers and Gen-X, there really weren’t many sports to watch until the advent of pay-TV in the mid-80s, which saw the dawn of specialty channels […]
Mark Silver
Leading the pack in the Sports Betting Race – Jim Lawson in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 028 April 20, 2021
For several years, the legalization of single-event sports betting and the planned provincially controlled roll-out has been a hot topic. During that time, Woodbine Entertainment‘s astute executives have been watching and waiting while investing in the media and digital technologies that will be needed in a Canadian landscape where offshore behemoths are permitted to operate […]
Mark Silver