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How about a virtual tour of the original CBGB?

CBGB was a dump. But as ground zero of the pretty much all things punk, it was an important and

It was two years ago today that Donald Trump publicly appealed to Russia to find Hillary Clinton’s missing 30,000 emails.

The end-of-summer season sales are now on. I’m not ready for this. I can, however, offer some music news for

Off to Nashville tonight for Vintage-TV business for the Country Music Awards (I know, I know…). Here’s what I’m not

Everyone talks about being first at something because…well, it’s cool to be first, right? But what about being last? There’s

Star Wars Day! May the fourth be with you. And now, the music news for May 4. Kevin Garcia, co-founder

As canvas awnings go, this has to be the most famous in the history of music. It is going up

If you haven’t read Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk by Leggs McNeil and Gillian McGain, put

I write this from Dubai, UAE, where the air temperature is now 43 C. With the humidity, it feels like

I’m all shopped out and I can’t eat another bite. Thank God for the World Junior Hockey Championship. How else

Happy solstice. As of tomorrow, it’s all uphill to summer. At least the days will be getting longer. And now,

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