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Sound of Music Festival transforms into Return to Live Series, starting with Monster Truck

For years, Burlington’s Sound of Music Festival was 10 days of nearly non-stop shows throughout the city in June, a

Bands are often much deeper than just a group of people playing music together. For Crowe, a Burlington-based band that

One of the great small festivals anywhere in Canada is the annual Sound of Music Festival in Burlington, Ontario. I’ve

Burlington Ontario’s Sound of Music Festival is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2019. In that time it has grown to

Sound of Music festival is back with more news! The Burlington event announced The Offspring and LIVE as their Kick-Off concert

Burlington’s Sound of Music Festival is the latest to announce their headliners, with The Offspring and recently reunited LIVE capping

Off to Dubai tonight on a diplomatic mission. Pray that my nickel-sized kidney stone doesn’t cause any problems on the

Did you know there was an experimental 3D TV broadcast on this date in 1953? Neither did I. And now,

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 […]
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