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A deconstruction of the Foo Fighters’ disco move

[A guest post from frequent contributor, Gilles LeBlanc. – AC] Dave Grohl and Foo Fighters have seemingly done it all

What does it look like to approach the speed of light? This. Now that your mind is boggled, let’s move

Why does a salad seem taste better when someone else makes it? Just wondering. Meanwhile, here’s what I have for

Here’s another example of how viewing historical events through a contemporary lens can lead to distortions about how things actually

It’s the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11’s landing. We need to go back. Time for music news for July 20,

Merry International Women’s Day. In addition to that, we have music news for March 8, 2019. I wrote this about

No, I don’t get it, either. How could this have ever seemed like a good idea? (Blame Tom for the

On this day in 1901, the first Nobel Prize ceremony was held. That’s a big ancient, so here’s something more

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca – AC] After a couple of rough days (including having my parked car

Has anyone seen the new Stormy Daniels video? I mean, this is political research, right? See the NSFW trailer here.

Robert Guillaume, the star of Benson, died this week at the age of 89. Hands up who remembers his 1979

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