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Random music news for Friday, May 18, 2018

I love this day: the Friday before the beginning of the first long weekend of the summer. From now until

Anyone familiar with the Toronto music scene over the decades will be aware of this landmark venue. Heck, I remember

Finally made it Bangkok without our pilots crashing our planes into any poles. I’ll take that as a victory. And

Massey Hall is one of Toronto’s musical and architectural treasures, but it’s been in need of an upgrade for some

As concert halls go, Massey Hall is probably Canada’s most famous. The official National Historic Site, which presented its first

In case you missed it, Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider showed up onstage at Massey Hall in Toronto the other night

[Frequent contributor Juliette Jagger was asked by the National Music Centre in Calgary to write the history of Massey Hall.

Spoiler: yes. Sorry, Rest of Canada, but Toronto is the centre of the universe when it comes to music in

If Canada has an equivalent to Carnegie Hall, it has to be Massey Hall, the venerable building on Shuter Street

Delivering Reach for the Biggest Brands – Alan Dark in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 027 April 12, 2021
In a world obsessed with digital and mobile engagement, as well as the rise of subscription streaming entertainment services, like Netflix and now Disney+, it’s easy to overlook the going’s on in the broadcast media business. The reality is, the 75-year-old business is having a moment. Perhaps it is due, in part, to a global […]
Mark Silver
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