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This nine-year-old covering Rammstein is way better than anything we saw on Glee

The O’Keefe Music Foundation is dedicated to bringing music education to kids. In this case, they helped a group of

A video (shot pre-COVID, it should be noted) of a young band covering Slipknot. The performance is memorable for two

A couple of weeks back Robert Fripp and wife Toyah Willcox offered up one of their Sunday Lunch covers with

Unlucky Morpheus is one of those uniquely Japanese metal bands. Jill, one of the group’s six members, has been working

“Last Christmas” from Wham may just be the second-most popular contemporary holiday song, right behind Mariah Carey’s “All I Want

Maybe, but I like it better this way. (Via Daryl)

Well, I’d rather hear this than the original. If you want more, go to Kerrang.

Yes, it’s from the 2013 Disney movie, but not like you’ve ever heard before.

Um, okay… (Via Tom)

One more day until the US election. I’d like to say that things will be settled by tomorrow night, but

The Ramones weren’t a political band at all–with this exception of this anti-Ronald Reagan song which somehow managed to get

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