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Random music news for Saturday, March 7, 2020

Here’s a topic worthy of exploration these days: edible vaccines. And here are 18 more common ways to die than

Artist: Luke Rathborne Song: “Ordinary Woes” Album/EP: Single Wailing and morose vocals built atop a (wonderfully) gruesomely distorted guitar, Luke

Artist: Madame PsychosisSong: “Just Wanna Be Myself”Album: SingleBand location: Toronto Why I like it: A fun, upbeat song with sweet

Artist: MunaSong: Pink LightAlbum: Saves The World Muna’s new sophomore album Saves The World is in every way reflective of

Artist: A Tribe Called RedSong: “Ba Na Na” feat. Oadario, Haviah Mighty, and Chippewa TravellersAlbum: SingleBand location: Ottawa Why I

A warm summer night in Muskoka, great friends, better music, under a starry sky. Sounds pretty fun, right? A concert

After weeks of lobbying, kvetching and voting, the 200-ish music industry wonks of the Polaris Music Prize jury have narrowed

Seventy years ago, something crashed at Roswell, New Mexico. Probably a stupid grey. And now, the music news for July

No, the music video is not dead. The Prism Prize seeks to recognize the best Canada has to offer, complete

The Prism Prize has returned, setting in motion a process to name the best Canadian music video of the last

After polling 120 music industry types across Canada, jurors have finally settled on these ten finalists in The Prism Prize,

Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
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