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Rock My World Canada, Chapter 258: Fast Romantics

[Mike Carr has created a catalogue/reference work featuring all kinds of Canadian rock and alternative releases from the past few

This year’s SOCAN Songwriting Prize has come to an end and Fast Romantics’ “Julia” claimed the prize. Between June 9

The finalists for the SOCAN Songwriting Prize have finally been announced. Each of the 10 English and 10 French finalists

After polling 120 music industry types across Canada, jurors have finally settled on these ten finalists in The Prism Prize,

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