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Got a pet? Here’s how they can be on the front of the new Dirty Nil album (and help animals at the same time.)

The Dirty Nil was first out of the gate with a new album, releasing Fuck Art at 12:01 am on

If you’ve spent any time paying attention to the live music scene in Hamilton, Ontario, you’ll know that it’s own

Of course he did.

Cam Gordon at Completely Ignored has used his isolation time to research a new graphic of Hamilton club shows by

That’s enough Asia for now. The next 24 hours will be spent flying home and posting stuff using in-flight WiFi–which,

Last long weekend of the summer. Make it a good one. Here’s some music news to discuss for August 31,

With their triumphant homecoming still fresh in the minds of 20,000+ fans, Hamilton’s own Arkells are striking while the proverbial

Lin-Manuel Miranda is determined to do something Hamilton-related every month. The newest thing in the HamilDrop series is Weird Al’s

The decision to hold back a bunch of secret JFK assassination documents have me pissed. One theory I’ve heard (and

Cersei and Daenerys are two mad-as-hell queens heading toward a showdown. As we watch the buildup, here are two new

Off to Winnipeg to see the folks tonight. Oddly, the temperature will be above freezing for the entire time I’m

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 […]
Mark Silver