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Metallica to Release New Single on Halloween

We’re less than a month away from the release of Metallica’s new album Hardwired…To Self-Destruct. The album comes out on

If anyone ever needed proof that Gord Downie is a wonderful human being who cares about real problems in society,

Come September, New Order will release the (Hooky-less albeit with a fully complete Gillian Gilbert) Music Complete. The first single

No falsettos this time, but there are plenty of homages to 80s-era rock. The Cult’s “She Sells Sanctuary” is obvious.

First, here’s another sample of the upcoming album, Drones, which is due June 8. Now here’s a new one from

This is the first taste of Everything Will Be Alight in the End, which will be out September 30.

It’s that time of year when Canadians kvetch about not being able to see the big-production Super Bowl commercials because

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