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Random music news for Thursday, June 18, 2020

How did Aunt Jemima last this long? Buh-bye. And on the topic of extremists, we have John Cleese to explain

Robots are now coming for our dogs’ jobs. Over to music news for May 21, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: Deftones

Alexisonfire held a big online reveal for the fan-shot video for “Season on the Flood” last night (May 15). The

[Whilst I’m off in Asia this week, here’s a look back at one of the most-request episodes of the year.]

Photography Alex Lupul was dispatched to the Budweiser Stage on June 15 to capture what he could of the Alexisonfire-Dirty

When I spoke to George Pettit and Dallas Green earlier this year–it was around the time their reunion single, “Familiar

A band is like a plant. Stay with me on this because it will make sense. Like a plant, a

A question for Air Canada: How come when I use my 50K Aeroplan status on any other Star Alliance airline

REM 1, Donald Trump nil. Alexisonfire played a surprise set in a small Toronto venue on Friday. Here’s a fun

I had a chance to sit down with George Pettit and Dallas Green of Alexisonfire a few days ahead of

Before anyone starts asking “#MWE, WTF?”, the hashtag stands for Music Writing Exercise, and is the brainchild of Gary Suarez,

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