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Random music news for Tuesday, September 22, 2020

No. Just…no. Let’s begin the first day of autumn with music news for September 22, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: There

Got a nutty friend who believes in QAnon? Better read this. Once you absorb that, move on to music news

Yesterday was the 80th birthday of the synthesizing of LSD. Insert quip about the drug’s long, strange trip [here]. As

Among the treasures to be found on an upcoming six-disc John Lennon box set devoted just to his most famous

I’d forgotten about this game. Eleven years ago today, the Texas Rangers beat the Baltimore Orioles 30-0 in the worst route

The end-of-summer season sales are now on. I’m not ready for this. I can, however, offer some music news for

The big news from overnight was that Charles Manson, the infamous head hippie in the Manson Family, died at the

It was on this day in 1976 that the Montreal Olympics opened. Twenty-five African teams boycotted the games because the

Sister’s birthday. Remind me to call her. And now, the music news… John Lennon’s killer has been denied parole for

It’s a holiday here in Singapore, which means people are shopping more than usual. How can so few people buy

I should have rinsed the coffee maker better last night after descaling it. The coffee tasted like vinegar this morning.

Making “The End of The Storm” – James Erskine in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 026 March 24, 2021
This week’s guest — director James Erskine — joins us from England where he has just released his latest feature-length documentary, The End of The Storm. The documentary follows Liverpool Football Club and their fans as they navigate the covid-interrupted 2019-2020 Premier League winning season. James expertly weaves together the voice of Jürgen Klopp, the […]
Andrew Dick
Inside the Toronto Sports Media Scene – Jonah Sigel in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 025 March 17, 2021
Being a Toronto sports fan hasn’t been easy for many generations of Torontonians. Of course, the Raptors NBA title was kind of a reset for the city, and there were a couple of crazy Blue Jays runs a few years back, but those were more so the Toronto sports awakening for Millenials. For Gen X, […]
Mark Silver
In a League of Her Own – Mary Ellen Carlyle in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 024 March 10, 2021
Dome Productions is a relatively unknown company. Anyone who has walked by Gate 13 at Rogers Centre while attending a Toronto Blue Jays game has likely missed the small Dome Productions office sign, which looks more like a cornerstone time-capsule on the building’s facade. However, there’s a good reason you’ve never heard of Dome. They […]
Mark Silver