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Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda unboxes the new Linkin Park Hybrid Theory box set

Come October 24, it will be 20 years since Linkin Park released their debut album, Hybrid Theory, so there’s naturally

Here’s the story one more time. Back in January 1980, my high school buddies came to my house across the

At one point, professing any kind of love for ABBA was considered to be highly uncool. Over the years, though,

Ozzy’s new box set–somewhat ominously entitled See You on the Other Side–is out just time for Christmas shopping. It’s big.

Because Ozzy’s body of work outside of Black Sabbath is rather impressive, it’s perhaps time that everything was collected into

When it comes to measuring the biggest box sets ever release, there probably aren’t many larger than a new collection

In 1952, composer John Cage starting thinking about creating a truly different musical piece. The result was “4’33“” (pronounced “four

Lowest of the Low remains one of the most fondly-remembered Canadian indie bands of the 90s. They’re still with us,

It’s simply called Chris Cornell and features material from every aspect of his career (Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog, solo,

Record labels are always looking to maximize the assets in their catalogues. They need to be able to resell the

When an artist passes, a hunt ensues for any unreleased material they may have left behind. Jimi Hendrix has been

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 […]
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The Custodian of Toronto Sports – Richard Peddie in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 033 May 27, 2021
Over a 20+ year span, as the Toronto pro sports scene evolved from older venues and stands filled with blue and white (Leafs, Blue Jays, Argonauts) to a more intense red (Raptors, TFC), and grand coliseums that define the city’s skyline, there is one sports executive in particular who ownership looked to. We’re of course […]
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The Ultimate Backstage Pass – David Kines in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 032 May 17, 2021
In today’s everything-on-demand world, it may be hard for anyone born post-Y2 K to answer a simple question, “where do you watch music videos?” A reasonable answer would be YouTube, Apple Music, or maybe even Tiktok. Prior to the dawn of YouTube in 2005, the answer was easy. MTV if you’re American, and of course […]
Mark Silver