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Ongoing History Daily: A VERY risky video shoot

Back in the day when music videos held sell billions of CDs, artists were willing to do almost anything to

OK Go never takes the easy route when it comes to making music videos. Here’s another example of their ingenuity.

If you’ve ever wanted to be in a music video, a new opportunity has come up courtesy of Rough Trade’s

I don’t know where to begin. Love the super-accurate closed captioning, too. I thought at first it was a foreign

Not the whistling bit. The stuff that comes after. (Via Danny)

COVID-19 restrictions have meant big reductions in traffic, which has been a boon for cyclists. Richard Vaughan, a Toronto singer-songwriter,

Like everyone else, blink-182 has to balancing moving forward with doing the right thing when it comes to containing the

The staycation continues. How much have I accomplished with that list of things I was planning to do around the

If you’ve ever listened to the mostly instrumental “Corporation” off of Jack White’s 2018 album Boarding House Reach and thought

Back in the golden age of music videos, a single clip could cost millions. Micheal and Janet Jackson, “Scream” (1995):

Marbles, magnets and music–Tchaikovsky’s “Waltz of the Flowers.”

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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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 […]
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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 […]
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