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KIALLA is releasing a coronavirus album created in real time

We’ve all seen the artists live-streaming performances in the past week, an effort to remain sharp and creative while providing

It’s the kind of media stunt that’s so obvious and so good, you wonder why it didn’t happen earlier. Ozzy

For a band that’s been around for 30 years and is one of the foundational building blocks of alternative rock,

We’re due for another Foo Fighters album in 2020 and it looks like Dave and Co. are only too happy

When word started coming down about a new Leonard Cohen album there was real buzz. Since his death in 2016

On Thursday, word came down that blink-182 was jumping from BMG (an indie label these days) to Columbia (part of

…Fear Inoculum. And it’s coming August 30. Seriously. View this post on Instagram FEAR INOCULUM, Aug 30th, 2019 Album Art,

Even though Tool has been pretty clear that the new album will be out August 30, there are still people

As Tool rolls through Europe, they’ve been playing new material from an album that will (allegedly, hopefully, amazingly) be released

I’ll just say it: unless an extinction-level asteroid hits the planet in the next few months, we are going to

Reader Matt got this email from Toolband.com yesterday. Maintenance? Or are they, er, tooling up for the release of the

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