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The 2020 Polaris Music Prize Ceremony is TONIGHT. Here’s what you need to know.

In the Before Times, the Polaris Music Prize came to its annual conclusion with a big gala in Toronto on

This year has been nothing short of wretched. And while I’ve posted plenty on Nickelback over the last couple of

Yep. That’s about right. Get yours here.

There are many things about Australia that are different from us in the Northern Hemisphere. The inverted seasons. The plethora

SOCAN, Canada’s performance rights collection, has announced the finalists for its 2020 songwriting prize. The winner will end up with

When this whole process began, music wonks such as myself nominated over 200 albums for consideration by the Polaris Music

Record Store Day has always been on the third Saturday of April, but that was killed this year by the

Had COVID-19 stayed in bats, the 2020 Juno Awards would have been old news by now, celebrated with an event

The 2020 Junos were supposed to have been held in Saskatoon back in March, but COVID-19 spoiled the party. CARAS,

Ben Folds kinda sums things up nicely, doesn’t he? (Via Laughing Squid)

Had this been a non-plague year, the Juno Awards would have been handed out in Saskatoon back in March, but

Tales from the Sports Journalist’s Beat – Morgan Campbell in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 019 January 24, 2021
From being an NCAA football player to becoming a journalist, Morgan Campbell has spent most of his life with an insiders’ view of the sports world. Over his 20+ year career, he’s witnessed the changes and pullback in sports journalism. In this episode, Morgan breaks down the impact of the new realities of sports journalism, […]
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The Speaker Representation Business – Martin Perelmuter in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 018 January 18, 2021
It is a lot harder to become a paid speaker than you might imagine. While you may think that publishing a book is a surefire way to become sought after, there’s a lot more to it, actually! Sure, there are many authors, politicians and academics that companies pay big bucks to keynote events. There are […]
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Born into the Beautiful Game – James Easton in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 017 January 13, 2021
The Easton family has played a vital role in shaping the North American soccer landscape for almost 50 years. In the early 70’s, Jim Easton Sr. uprooted his family from Scotland to take the job as the inaugural head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps. Over his time in the role, Jim and his family fell […]
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