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Need a Tuesday pick-me-up? How about Dave Grohl bringing a 5-year-old boy onstage to dance at a Foo Fighters show?

The Foo Fighters have a reputation for involving fans their shows at a level that continues to surprise and delight.

When The Wife and I went to Dublin a couple of years ago, one of our first stops was the

Dublin is holding their third annual Bowie Festival in January. January 8th would have been David Bowie’s 71st birthday. The

A couple of years ago, my wife and I went to Dublin where we hoped to visit some U2 landmarks.

Rob was having a hard time seeing the band at a Coldplay concert in Dublin. Understandable, since he’s confined to

I know it’s Christmas, but the music news never stops. Judas Priest’s Rob Halford tells the story of Frosty the

Me and The Wife took a trip to Dublin back in February. Since we’re both U2 fans, we were keen

I was JUST THERE in February. At least they saved some of the graffiti walls. From The Journal of Ireland:

DUBLIN – Me and the missus rented a car to tool about the city and Irish countryside for a Sunday

There was a flurry of activity in Dublin a few months back that no one quite knew what to make

Sometime before his horrific bike accident in November, Bono and his wife were wandering Killiney Hill in Dublin when they

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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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