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Ongoing History Daily: The Church of Kurt Cobain

People are always looking to a higher power in order to bring meaning to their lives. For a while back

Alan Robert, bass player with Life of Agony, has a new colouring book coming next month. Beauty of Horror 5:

Remember the story of the Singaporean journalist who got Kurt Cobain to scribble her a self-portrait back in 1991? That

Back in 1992, Kurt Cobain dashed off a quick self-portrait for a Singapore photographer named Jacque Chong. It looked like

Back in 1992, flush with cash from the sales of both Nirvana’s Nevermind and Hole’s Live Through This, Kurt Cobain

When Kurt Cobain was found dead on April 8, 1994, he’d already been lying in that room above a carriage

Let’s say that you got lucky investing in crypto and suddenly have all kinds of money to spend. What to

A couple of weeks back, I hosted an online event called The Lost Tapes of the 27 Club. Its purpose

Late in 2020, I did an Ongoing History of New Music program on great musical conspiracies. One of them involved

This may sound like a gruesome question to ask, but whatever happened to the gun that Kurt Cobain used to

Even when you think you’ve discovered everything about Nirvana, there are still those occasions where you’re surprised by something you

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