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ROCKthusiast Does #MWE for AJoMT (Day 28)

Before anyone starts asking “#MWE, WTF?”, the hashtag stands for Music Writing Exercise, and is the brainchild of Gary Suarez,

Montage of Heck, the Brett Morgen-directed Kurt Cobain film that follows his life up until his death, is easily one

While we’re awaiting the final first-week sales tally for Adele’s 25 album, an interesting piece of news got lost in

If there’s one thing we can extrapolate from the release of Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck, The Home Recordings, is

When Montage of Heck gets released on DVD and Blu-Ray next month, it will be accompanied by an album full

Sadly, Kurt is still dead. But because a trove of unreleased recordings was uncovered during the filming of the documentary

This was supposed to be included in Montage of Heck but was cut. In it, Kurt appears to be really,

Like the Indian Ocean which washes up secrets on distant shores when you least expect it, so does the Internet.

If you haven’t seen Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck on HBO yet, set aside some time to do it. Then

On this day in 1949, EDSAC, the first digital(ish) computer ran its first program. Duran Duran anti-wrinkle cream: just £4,000. Seriously.

I was sitting in a theatre in downtown Toronto watching Brett Morgen’s doc on the life and times of Kurt

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 […]
Mark Silver
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 […]
Mark Silver
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