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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,

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, […]
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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 […]
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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