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Red Alert: Musicians sound off on climate change

You might’ve noticed some of your favorite artists posting an image like this on social media Wednesday. This is Climate

Dogs really are a human’s best friend. Even more science on the subject has arrived. Pat the pup and then

It’s fitting that one of the first efforts from Musicians Fighting Climate Change is taking place during one of the

For decades, one of the best woods for making electric guitars has been ash. Not only has it been plentiful

You can’t have a guitar without wood. And not just any wood will do. Certain varieties have those special je

For a band that’s been around for 30 years and is one of the foundational building blocks of alternative rock,

Save for Donald Trump, climate change is on everyone’s mind these days, including those concerned with music at the BBC.

As San Francisco artist Stephan Crawford was trying to come up with a way of describing the planet’s carbon cycle

Ludovico Einaudi is concerned about climate change and receding ice levels in the Arctic. So he went to Greenland to

I’ve asked this question many times before: With all the shit that’s going down in the world, where are all

Off to London tonight and then Frankfurt on Tuesday. How long will the security lines be? And now, the music

Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver
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 […]
Mark Silver
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 […]
Mark Silver