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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

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
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
Gamifying the Movie Theatre Experience – Aaron Silverberg in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 031 May 9, 2021
People yearn for live experiences that they can share with others. Though fan and crowd-based events such as sports and concerts may be the source of most of our FOMO, movie theatres are even more appealing. Although the film may be the main attraction, movie theatre owners are constantly looking for new ways to maximize […]
Mark Silver