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Sunday fun with isolated vocals featuring Jim Morrison and “Hello I Love You”

Listening to isolated vocals–especially from the era before studio trickery and Auto Tune fakery–is revelatory because it shows the true

Korn might have been the first rock band to issue branded facemasks. Now everyone is getting into the game. A

I’m not a fan of Halloween, but I do like a good scare from things like movies, novels, and even

One hundred years ago today, at 11 am on November 11, 2018, the guns fell silent on the battlefields of

Years ago when I was still in high school, an older girl name Sharon asked me to transfer some of

I walked into a restaurant for bacon and eggs this morning and what’s the first thing I heard? Mariah Carey’s

Back in the UK for a couple of days for a Sparks concert (that was last night), a trip to

There is NO productivity this week, is there? But isn’t that what summer is for? And now, music news for

Back to work. I know, I know. The first week of January is always THE WORST. Still, we must trudge

When a famous artist passes on, he/she/they can be outlived by their art, a massive and valuable body of work

The person who introduced me to The Doors was a girl named Sharon. She was several grades ahead of me

Delivering Reach for the Biggest Brands – Alan Dark in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 027 April 12, 2021
In a world obsessed with digital and mobile engagement, as well as the rise of subscription streaming entertainment services, like Netflix and now Disney+, it’s easy to overlook the going’s on in the broadcast media business. The reality is, the 75-year-old business is having a moment. Perhaps it is due, in part, to a global […]
Mark Silver
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