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Random music news for Tuesday, October 2, 2018

I have a rat living in my backyard. You’d think that with two English bull terriers living here that they’d

Sixty-five years today, the first Chevrolet Corvette rolled off the assembly line. Now we can talk about music news for

Since its release n 1972, Deep Purple’s “Smoke on the Water” has appeared on vinyl, 8-track, cassette, CD and all

One more day and we’ll be into the double-digit dates of January. In other words, we’re making progress. And now,

Twenty-five new songs are being added to the Grammy Hall of Fame this year. Songs by David Bowie, Deep Purple,

Since the internet has evolved, things have become more and more available to the general public. This includes music that

Usually when we imagine bands and musicians recording their latest albums, we envision them in a recording studio with a

On this day in 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman in space. She was part of the crew

In a development that I suspect troubles Trent Reznor and Morrissey not at all, neither Nine Inch Nails nor The

By: Juliette Jagger With the summer festival season now in full swing, it can be difficult at times to decide

By Adam Morrison There are two ways to pay tribute to your influences. The “Blurred Lines”/”Got to Give It Up”

Making “The End of The Storm” – James Erskine in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 026 March 24, 2021
This week’s guest — director James Erskine — joins us from England where he has just released his latest feature-length documentary, The End of The Storm. The documentary follows Liverpool Football Club and their fans as they navigate the covid-interrupted 2019-2020 Premier League winning season. James expertly weaves together the voice of Jürgen Klopp, the […]
Andrew Dick
Inside the Toronto Sports Media Scene – Jonah Sigel in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 025 March 17, 2021
Being a Toronto sports fan hasn’t been easy for many generations of Torontonians. Of course, the Raptors NBA title was kind of a reset for the city, and there were a couple of crazy Blue Jays runs a few years back, but those were more so the Toronto sports awakening for Millenials. For Gen X, […]
Mark Silver
In a League of Her Own – Mary Ellen Carlyle in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 024 March 10, 2021
Dome Productions is a relatively unknown company. Anyone who has walked by Gate 13 at Rogers Centre while attending a Toronto Blue Jays game has likely missed the small Dome Productions office sign, which looks more like a cornerstone time-capsule on the building’s facade. However, there’s a good reason you’ve never heard of Dome. They […]
Mark Silver