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Rock My World Canada, chapter 43: Metric

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

If you were fortunate enough to have seen Smashing Pumpkins this summer on the Shiny and Oh So Bright tour

Once again Andrei Chlytchkov was dispatched to cover another big show as an official photographer. Here’s what he captured when

First day of spring! Now if those dirty piles of snow in parking lots would just go away. Here’s what

Metric’s concert film, Dreams So Real, will have a theatrical release before it ends up on DVD/Blu-ray this week. Fans

Whilst in Shanghai, I almost got to see one of those weird Chinese airport fights where angry passengers took on

On Saturday September 17, a benefit concert to help raise awareness about the fight against AIDS is happening at Montreal’s

Happy International Women’s Day! Now let’s just dive right into the day’s music news Irish bus drivers are threatening to

Back in the home office. The more I visit Vancouver, the more I like it. And now, some music news

The CASBY Music Awards–the long-running (since 1981, actually) were held at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last tonight. Here

There was a lot of music to go through this week. We are, after all, moving towards Q4, the busiest

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