Offspring Archives - A Journal of Musical Things

The Ongoing History of New Music encore presentation: Musical offspring

I supposed if you grow up in a creative household, something is inevitably going to rub off, whether it be

Fans of Tiger King know that Joe Exotic commissioned a Vancouver group called the Clinton Johnson Band to write and

We begin this episode with a reading from Ecclesiastes, chapter three, verses 1-3. Ish. To everything there is a season,

A couple of weeks back, I moderated an EntertainmentTO panel on the subject of AR and VR. There was much

It was on this day in 1956 that Elvis appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show for the first time. Fast-forward

Offspring fans have noted the absence of bass player and founding member Greg Kriesel over the last while. What’s going

You have music you don’t know about and never asked for. And no, I’m not talking about a U2 album.

Everyone needs a hobby, something to divert the mind from the pressures of day-to-day living. Even rockstars need hobbies. The

[Note: 102.1 the Edge ran the wrong program last week. Listeners to the Edge will get the finale of the

Long before The Offspring broke through with the Smash album–we’re talking the period from 1984 to 1987–drummer James Lilja had

The early 90s were an amazing time for music. Generation X, a powerful demographic force, reached the age where they

The Dawn of Digital Sports Journalism at The Globe & Mail and Yahoo Canada – Steve McAllister in Conversation with TBP Podcast ep 005 September 4, 2020
Ask any Canadian sports journalist who they consider one the nicest and forward-thinking minds behind the rise of digital, and chances are they would say, Steve McAllister. As one of the most accomplished and highly regarded leaders in sports journalism over the last 20 years, Steve has provided the mentorship and launchpad for too many […]
Andrew Dick
Behind the desk of Global and CTV News – Kevin Newman in conversation with TBP podcast ep 004 August 18, 2020
Kevin’s award-winning career has spanned four decades, covering the biggest stories from the four corners of the earth and those most important to Canadians. While he’s a household name for his on-camera presence, as you will learn in this episode, Kevin Newman is also an innovator whose energy is fueled by the same startup drive […]
Mark Silver
At the top of the sponsorship world – Sam Galet in conversation with TBP podcast ep 003 August 5, 2020
Sam Galet is one of the sponsorship industry’s most successful connectors. Over his 20+ year career, he has been directly involved in leading a number of massive sports, entertainment and lifestyle sponsorships, endorsements and naming rights deals. From an early age, Sam knew what he wanted to achieve in his career and he set his […]
Mark Silver