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Your niche genre of the day: Bardcore (medieval covers of modern songs)

The Dark and Middle Ages (c.600-1600 CE) had its own sort of music, some of which endures today. For example,

This is a strange coincidence: The 50th anniversary of the release of The Beatles Let It Be album is Mother’s

I have a theory about why Tiger King has been such a phenomenon on Netflix: With all of us living

On this day in 1977, the Tandy Corporation (parent of Radio Shack–remember them?) released the TRS-80, one of the first

I’ll say this about Miley Cyrus: She’ll try anything once. Last Sunday was a good day for metal at Glastonbury

On this day in 1973, the first-ever handheld mobile phone call was made. As for music news on April 3,

In a stroke of crowdsourcing/viral marketing brilliance, Toronto’s PUP offered up a challenge to anyone who chose to accept the

I get it. To cut through the noise, you need a gimmick. But to create a band themed around Transformers?

His name is Feng E. Nice work, kid. Here’s his Facebook page. (Via Leslie)

Sock Puppet Parodies have been around for a while, but it’s always a good time to trot out something like

It was 55 years ago today that Jack Ruby shot Lee Harvey Oswald dead thereby cementing the “who killed JFK”

The Dawn of Digital Sports Journalism at The Globe & Mail and Yahoo Canada – Steve McAllister in Conversation with TBP Podcast ep 005 September 4, 2020
Ask any Canadian sports journalist who they consider one the nicest and forward-thinking minds behind the rise of digital, and chances are they would say, Steve McAllister. As one of the most accomplished and highly regarded leaders in sports journalism over the last 20 years, Steve has provided the mentorship and launchpad for too many […]
Andrew Dick
Behind the desk of Global and CTV News – Kevin Newman in conversation with TBP podcast ep 004 August 18, 2020
Kevin’s award-winning career has spanned four decades, covering the biggest stories from the four corners of the earth and those most important to Canadians. While he’s a household name for his on-camera presence, as you will learn in this episode, Kevin Newman is also an innovator whose energy is fueled by the same startup drive […]
Mark Silver
At the top of the sponsorship world – Sam Galet in conversation with TBP podcast ep 003 August 5, 2020
Sam Galet is one of the sponsorship industry’s most successful connectors. Over his 20+ year career, he has been directly involved in leading a number of massive sports, entertainment and lifestyle sponsorships, endorsements and naming rights deals. From an early age, Sam knew what he wanted to achieve in his career and he set his […]
Mark Silver