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Artist: Mia PixleySong: Everything is Slow MotionAlbum: Margaret in the Wild This song is an expressive and brilliantly textured journey

Artist: Night Surf Song: “Enemies” Album: Enemies EP The title track from their upcoming EP, Night Surf offers a driving,

Artist: Courtney Barnett Song: Sunday Roast Album: Tell Me How You Really Feel Courtney Barnett’s guitar skills shine on this

Artist: Fools Tongue Song: “I Won’t Bow” Album: Sky Edmonton-based band Fools Tongue recently released their second album, Sky. I

Artist: Courtney Barnett Song: “Nameless, Faceless” Album/EP: Tell Me How You Really Feel “Men are scared that women will laugh at

U.S. Thanksgiving. Turkey. Football. Shopping. Yeah, we get it. But there’s still music news on this November 23… Michael Buble

Given that hundreds of new tunes are pitched every month, it’s tough to narrow things down to just these eleven.

The Grammy Awards are coming up on Monday and although we all know they’re an industry farce, they can still

I’ve been posting these Top 11 playlists since 2012 without missing a single week. This time, it’s my favourite picks

Things are progressing well here at the NE Caribbean Command Centre. I had to help a turtle across the road

Lots of new stuff came across my desk again this week. Here’s some hand-picked new stuff that I hope you

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 […]
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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