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An Interesting Follow-up to My Plane Crash Story

If you’re a reader of Edge.ca, you may have seen my weekend story about our plane crash incident at Pearson

This fan at a show in Rio won’t soon forget her onstage moment of fame. (Via Holy Kaw)

It was a late spring afternoon–a Saturday–in Toronto and people had already started making their way to Downsview Park to

The First Avenue Nightclub in Minneapolis–a Prince hangout and made famous in Purple Rain–had an issue last night. Theory of

At some point over the next few days, U2 will appear on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Bono was

Years ago, I went swimming in the surf of a beach called Saline in St. Barts. It’s a broad, sandy

Okay, so that’s not the image of the iconic rock star we’ve become associated to at all. You can thank

Around 3am Sunday morning as the Dropkick Murphys were making their way from San Antonio to an airport in Dallas, something

On the first day of filming of the Greg Allman bio-pic, Midnight Rider, some the crew took a hospital bed

A woman was killed in Georgia during the filming of a movie based on the life of Greg Allman. She

Suicidal Tendencies were playing a normal raucous show in Slouthurn, Switzerland, when a 28 year-old dude decided to go for

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
Gamifying the Movie Theatre Experience – Aaron Silverberg in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 031 May 9, 2021
People yearn for live experiences that they can share with others. Though fan and crowd-based events such as sports and concerts may be the source of most of our FOMO, movie theatres are even more appealing. Although the film may be the main attraction, movie theatre owners are constantly looking for new ways to maximize […]
Mark Silver