Michael Wekerle Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

This new Canadian cannabis brand will support emerging musical talent by selling cannabis products.

[A full disclosure: I’m an investor in this company. Just wanna be up front about that. -AC] There’s a new

It’s somehow appropriate that on the first snowy night in Toronto this year, the city’s most famous palm tree was

[I originally wrote this for Global News Toronto. – AC] Back in November 2014, it looked like the El Mocambo,

About five years ago, it looked like the El Mocambo, Toronto’s legendary dive bar that has featured gigs by everyone

I’m back home now, but the last two weeks’ worth of podcasts were done from hotel rooms, one in London

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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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