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We have winners with the Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize

The Polaris Music Prize has been honouring great contemporary Canadian music for a decade-and-a-half now. But our musical history extends

It’s October, which means Secret Path Week is almost upon us again. Between October 17 and 22, Canadians are called

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

Barbie (as in the doll) made its debut 60 years ago today. And when it comes to music news for

Today, the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) announced that they chose singer-songwriter and social activist Buffy Sainte-Marie

There isn’t another music event in Canada that generates as much controversy, praise, bitching, arguing, debate and music discovery as

I called it, although I had nothing more to go on that a gut feeling. The 10th annual Polaris Music

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

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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Leadership Born on the Pitch – Eva Havaris in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 015 December 15, 2020
Being a truly great leader is not about title or tenure. Regardless of seniority, natural-born leaders rise above obstacles to influence those around them and rally around a common goal. Eva Havaris has been that kind of leader from a young age, first on the pitch and later in the boardroom. In this episode, Eva […]
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