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Arcade Fire’s Win Butler Has Something to Say About Donald Trump Referring to Haiti as a “Shithole Country”

Win Butler, along with his wife and bandmate, Regine Chassange, the descendant of Haitian immigrants, has something to say about

I think you get the gist from the title. Here’s a band that has always things the wrong (i.e. unconventional

Donkey Kong first showed up on this day in 1981. It featured a character named Mario, of course. Interesting theory:

On this day in 1949, EDSAC, the first digital(ish) computer ran its first program. Duran Duran anti-wrinkle cream: just £4,000. Seriously.

Happy birthday, Mike Patton. You’re 47. Pras of the Fugees wants to get a diaper-wearing pop star elected president of

Sean Penn held his third annual Help Haiti event at the Montage Hotel in LA on Saturday night. And who

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