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1991 one of the greatest years in rock? Here’s why.

[This was my column for GlobalNews.ca this week. – AC] When it comes to music, not all years are created

[Still with the summer repeats but I can assure you that I’m already hard at work on the new season

[How’s the summer so far? Getting caught up on OH shows? Here’s another encore. Back with new episodes in September.

There’s been much discussion about the death of rock over the last couple of decades, but despite all the eulogies,

All popular music, no matter what the genre, tends to move in cycles of varying lengths. There is some chatter

This week’s question comes from a discussion I had with a radio fan who was wondering why Q107/Toronto–formerly a pure

[As the summer research continues, so do the encore presentations of past programs. This is the next installment of the

Technology has been tried to kill off radio for decades, but the oldest of all media is still here and

This is shaping up to be a summer of 90s nostalgia. I mean, look who’s going to be on tour

At the dawn of the 2010s, alt-rock was still, well, rockin’. The top tracks of that first year came from

Before 1991, the world of alt-rock was a rich and diverse place. The number of sounds, textures, scenes, and genres

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