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The Ongoing History of New Music encore: The Headstones, In Their Own Words, Part 2

[Happy New Year! One more encore before we get back to back to a long stretch of new shows next

[We’re taking a bit of a Christmas break, but we’ll be back in January with a long string of new

If you came of age musically in the 90s, you’ll definitely be at one (or more) of the Saints and

My winter speaking tour starts tonight. Details here. Maybe we’ll end up discussing the music news of January 23, 2020.

The 90s were when Canadian alt-rock really came of age. If that was your era, you’re gonna love the new

Our memories are shaky constructs. We remember things wrong or forget them altogether. I’ve found (and other people agree with

Meet the new boss/Same as the old boss. Music news, however, keeps changing. Here’s what I’ve got for October 22,

Burlington Ontario’s Sound of Music Festival is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2019. In that time it has grown to

Just in: Hollerado will be one of this year’s headliners at the Sound of Music Festival in Burlington. The band

Roxodus, the first-year rock festival (and already the biggest festival Canada will see this year) set for Edenvale, Ontario, on

[Mike Carr has put together a massive volume on Canadian music history entitled Canadian Alternative & Indie Reference and Collector’s Guide. It’s

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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The Ultimate Backstage Pass – David Kines in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 032 May 17, 2021
In today’s everything-on-demand world, it may be hard for anyone born post-Y2 K to answer a simple question, “where do you watch music videos?” A reasonable answer would be YouTube, Apple Music, or maybe even Tiktok. Prior to the dawn of YouTube in 2005, the answer was easy. MTV if you’re American, and of course […]
Mark Silver