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Peter Bjorn and John to host 36-hour concert starting Friday morning

Start whistling: Peter Bjorn and John are gearing up for a marathon 36-hour live-stream concert this Friday. The trio announced

The Smashing Pumpkins are back and ready to smash out some classic tunes this summer on the Oh So Bright

The Internet–specifically Twitter–has been losing its mind this weekend over a photo posted by Michah B. Horn on Instagram that seems

This past Friday (October 27), family, friends and fans gathered at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles to pay tribute

[Earlier this week, I posted an unpopular view on concert tickets. I suggest that they’re priced far too low for

As long as I can remember, there’s been a tradition of the audience holding up lighters at a concert in

June 8, 2017 Andrew Dick 0 Comments Concert, hiphop

The Manifest 11 Hip-Hop Festival is back in Toronto with more amazing local artists. A little bit about this years

This is just about the best ticket deal to date. For a one-time price of $800, you can be the

Warm weather is officially around the corner, which means it’s time for some summer tours! Plenty of international super stars

It seems like progress is finally being made in the fight against ticket bots and the inflated resale market. Queen

A new partnership with Live Nation is helping transform Twitter into a live network. At a conference in New York

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 […]
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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 […]
Mark Silver