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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

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