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Random music news for Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Anyone else having trouble with Chrome over the last 24 hours? Some sort of update broke some programs/access. Just askin’.

In this week’s weird juxtaposition of artist and material, I present Mumford & Sons performing “Hurt” by Nine Inch Nails

Officially back at work after a two-week hiatus, although after the US Thanksgiving weekend, it’s going to take some time

Yesterday was the 80th birthday of the synthesizing of LSD. Insert quip about the drug’s long, strange trip [here]. As

No matter where I happen to be on the globe, I always find time to post eleven handpicked tracks for

Anyone else suffering from this respiratory virus that lasts for weeks? Is it mostly a dude thing? Or am I

Off to the NE Caribbean Command Post for a week. I will be prosecuting the music news campaign from there. First

It took six hours to get from Palm Springs to LA because of rain, traffic, construction and assorted free range

When the Pixies are leading the charge against unfair ticketing practices, it’s getting serious. The legendary band was set to

A postal strike? Meh. It’s not the threat it used to be. And now, music news. Twenty-five years ago, music

All the sales numbers and various statistics from 2015 are coming in from the Canadian music industry (I have more links

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
In a League of Her Own – Mary Ellen Carlyle in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 024 March 10, 2021
Dome Productions is a relatively unknown company. Anyone who has walked by Gate 13 at Rogers Centre while attending a Toronto Blue Jays game has likely missed the small Dome Productions office sign, which looks more like a cornerstone time-capsule on the building’s facade. However, there’s a good reason you’ve never heard of Dome. They […]
Mark Silver