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And the 2018 Polaris Music Prize Short List is…

After a year of arguing, lobbying, cajoling, kvetching, and passioned imploring by the 200+ members of the extended Polaris Music

Each year, the Prism Prize recognizes excellence in Canadian music video production and direction with the winner receiving a cheque

Oh yes friends and family, it’s that time of year again. When the content dries up When the year winds

Artist: Mike Krol Song: “Fifteen Minutes” Album/EP: Mike Krol Is Never Dead: The First Two Albums Fuzzy, trebly, snotty, wailing, but

It’s been another rough week for music fans when it comes to losing people we admire. Hopefully this list of

Artist: Alvvays Song: “In Undertow” Album/EP: Antisocialites Fans have been clamouring for more Alvvays for a while, and the enigmatic post-shoegaze

Come September 21 at the Carlu in Toronto, one of these album will be declared by a jury of twelve

The 10th annual SOCAN Songwriting Prize–$10,000 in cash–will be given out later this summer . Here are the finalists on

Should I get excited about the Blue Jays? Or are they just going to break my heart again? Ponder that

It was 75 years ago today that Lou Gehrig gave the most famous speech in baseball. Once you’re done with

Making “The End of The Storm” – James Erskine in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 026 March 24, 2021
This week’s guest — director James Erskine — joins us from England where he has just released his latest feature-length documentary, The End of The Storm. The documentary follows Liverpool Football Club and their fans as they navigate the covid-interrupted 2019-2020 Premier League winning season. James expertly weaves together the voice of Jürgen Klopp, the […]
Andrew Dick
Inside the Toronto Sports Media Scene – Jonah Sigel in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 025 March 17, 2021
Being a Toronto sports fan hasn’t been easy for many generations of Torontonians. Of course, the Raptors NBA title was kind of a reset for the city, and there were a couple of crazy Blue Jays runs a few years back, but those were more so the Toronto sports awakening for Millenials. For Gen X, […]
Mark Silver
In a League of Her Own – Mary Ellen Carlyle in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 024 March 10, 2021
Dome Productions is a relatively unknown company. Anyone who has walked by Gate 13 at Rogers Centre while attending a Toronto Blue Jays game has likely missed the small Dome Productions office sign, which looks more like a cornerstone time-capsule on the building’s facade. However, there’s a good reason you’ve never heard of Dome. They […]
Mark Silver