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Looking to learn how to play an instrument? This looks interesting.

Music lessons are one of the best things for your brain. Yes, it takes time to get good, but if

We’ve all heard that playing classical music for babies and young children helps their brain develop faster. But a new

If he were still with us, John Lennon would have turned 80 today. If you’re a fan, you might want

Cool. A floating Apple Store. Elsewhere in music news for September 11, 2020… Why do artists get paid so little

If you follow American politics, you’d better read this. Once you’re done, try to calm down by browsing through music

We might not know when schools will start up again, or what they might look like when they do, but

Trust the Arkells to be as positive as possible in every conceivable situation. Since so people are stuck at home,

If you live in the Toronto area, is your bank suddenly on lockdown with a security guard at the front

I have no excuse for taking up the accordion. When asked by my parents which musical instrument I wanted to

Music lesson site called TakeLessons came up with this interactive infographic featuring what it believes to be the best guitar

On this day in 1902, the Antikythera Mechanism was discovered. We still don’t know who made it. Or when. As

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