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Ontario wants to kick 2020 out — With Love

December 30, 2020December 30, 2020 Amber Healy 0 Comments AllyDice, Avril Lavigne, Barenaked Ladies, Chilina Kennedy, CZN, Divine Brown, Jully Black, loony, Loud Luxury, Measha Brueggergrosman, New Year's Eve, NOTIFI, Ontario, Roberta Battaglia, Roy Woods, Ryhan Douglas, Sean Jones, Steele, The Halluci Nation, The Tenors, Tribe Called Red, Wali Shah, Windsor Symphony Orchestra

What do you do when it’s the end of the worst year in our collective memory and you can’t go

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The Barenaked Ladies #SelfieCamJams

July 30, 2020July 30, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Barenaked Ladies, Carole Pope, Rough Trade

Like many acts, Barenaked Ladies have been trying to keep busy during the pandemic. Their latest #SelfieCamJam (number 21, if

Here’s how the Barenaked Ladies announced the postponement of their summer tour

May 20, 2020May 20, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Barenaked Ladies

The fact that the Barenaked Ladies have postponed their 2020 summer tour (ominously called The Last Summer on Earth Tour)

Steven Page turns a Barenaked Ladies lyric into a commercial payday

March 5, 2020March 5, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment Barenaked Ladies, Kraft Dinner, Stephen Page

If you’re a Barenaked Ladies fan, you’ll know what happens at a show when the band gets to that part

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Sam Roberts, Buffy Sainte-Marie among singers for Secret Path Live

September 21, 2019September 23, 2019 Amber Healy 0 Comments #DoSomething, #reconciliACTION, Barenaked Ladies, Broken Social Scene, Do Make Say Think, Downie Wenjack Fund, Gord Downie, July Talk, Legacy Schools, Roy Thomson Hall, Sam Roberts, Secret Path, Secret Path Week, Tanya Tagaq, The Stills, Whitehorse, William Prince

It’s a roster that would make any label giddy, and it’s all in the name of the Gord Downie &

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Read and rock for mental health

September 18, 2019September 18, 2019 Amber Healy 0 Comments Awesome Music Project, Barenaked Ladies, Choir! Choir! Choir!, Chris Hadfield, Dear Lovelies, Sarah McLachlan, Toronto

Ever find yourself sitting at home wondering, gee, what could I possibly do on a Thursday night in October that

Random music news for Saturday, September 7, 2019

September 7, 2019September 6, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Barenaked Ladies, Delta Airlines, John Tory, Kevin Hearn, Noel Gallagher, Podcasts, Robbie Robertson, Spotify, Taylor Swift

When people know that I’m driving somewhere, why do they kept texting me to ask if I’m close? I’M DRIVING!

About that reworked version of the theme for “The Big Bang Theory”: There’s a story here.

May 19, 2019May 19, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Barenaked Ladies, Big Bang Theory

Last Thursday night. The Big Bang Theory came to a very satisfying conclusion after 279 episodes and 12 seasons. The

Nickelback, Jepsen to be honoured at SOCAN Awards

March 31, 2019March 31, 2019 Amber Healy 0 Comments Barenaked Ladies, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Carly Rae Jepson, Chad Kroeger, Drake, Ed Robertson, Frank Dukes, Murda Beatz, Nickelback, SOCAN, The Weeknd

No foolin’: Nickelback and Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe” are among the honourees at the 30th anniversary SOCAN awards

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Barenaked Ladies man has a new Record Store Day project that benefits music education

March 15, 2019March 15, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Barenaked Ladies, CARAS, Kevin Hearn, MusiCounts, Record Store Day

MusiCounts, the music education arm of CARAS, the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, does good work. They raise

Rock My World Canada, chapter 41: Barenaked Ladies

January 27, 2019January 27, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Barenaked Ladies, Mike Carr, Rock My World

[Mike Carr has put together a massive volume on Canadian music history entitled Canadian Alternative & Indie Reference and Collector’s Guide. It’s

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The Speaker Representation Business – Martin Perelmuter in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 018 January 18, 2021
It is a lot harder to become a paid speaker than you might imagine. While you may think that publishing a book is a surefire way to become sought after, there’s a lot more to it, actually! Sure, there are many authors, politicians and academics that companies pay big bucks to keynote events. There are […]
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Born into the Beautiful Game – James Easton in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 017 January 13, 2021
The Easton family has played a vital role in shaping the North American soccer landscape for almost 50 years. In the early 70’s, Jim Easton Sr. uprooted his family from Scotland to take the job as the inaugural head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps. Over his time in the role, Jim and his family fell […]
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In Search of a Digital Media Business Model – Chris Skinner in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 016 December 26, 2020
Traditional media businesses have long struggled to realize the opportunity with digital. Giving away free ad-supported content has backfired with Facebook and Google now controlling the relationship with the audience and all their associated behavioural data and preferences. What has emerged, thanks to Netflix, is that people will pay for good content, which is really […]
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