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RIP Mr. Chi Pig

The above image is from Ken Chinn’s AKA Mr. Chi Pig’s last-ever interview with BeatRoute Magazine, and pretty much says

It’s not every day a performer gets tossed from the bill at a music festival. Especially when it relates to

A while back Cameron Gordon’s Completely Ignored featured a post on Toronto music venues that no longer exist. The declining

I’ve been asked to speak about geeky music things at the Uptown + Downtown Music Festival in Edmonton on Thanksgiving

It was a Friday afternoon in 1987 when the skies over Edmonton turned ominously dark. Thunderstorms were moving through and

Canada’s a pretty big country, and getting music across the provinces – like, from one physical location to the other

Meat Loaf has not been 100% for a while with stories of health problems going back for years. Last night

The Foo Fighters continue to have a tremendous amount of fun on their North American tour by engaging their fans

This from an Edmonton band called NN. Damn, they mashed this up well. Could be my song of the week.

Behold the work of Travis Nesbitt (ex of Edmonton’s Social Code, now of SIINES) and singer-songwriter Russ Dawson. (Or was

Off to Edmonton today to speak on music geekery at Grant Macewan University in Edmonton. If you haven’t heard of

Making an Impact, Together! – Kate McKenna & Donnovan Bennett in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 022 February 22, 2021
Personality, intelligence, and work ethic can take you a long way in life. In the media business, however, these traits are simply not enough. Not only will you have to sacrifice to make your dreams come true, but those closest to you will have to share that commitment and all that comes with it. Now […]
Mark Silver
Chasing a Dream – Keith Pelley in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 021 February 8, 2021
From a young hotshot TV producer to one of the world’s top sports executives, Keith Pelley continues to chase his dreams. As Keith puts it, “life is about adventures”, and what an epic one he’s been on, culminating with the European Golf Tour where he’s now CEO and Commissioner. In this episode Keith shares stories […]
Mark Silver
Who’s Ready for a Monkey Knife Fight? – Nic Sulsky in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 020 February 1, 2021
Long before the dawn of the internet, fantasy gaming and betting were already wildly popular pastimes for sports fans and gamblers. Fast forward to today, and the internet has more than caught up, it’s the dawn of a new day! We’re seeing explosive growth in the market cap and revenue of dozens of fantasy and […]
Mark Silver