Ongoing History Archives - A Journal of Musical Things

The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: Ultra-deep background on Dave Grohl, part 1

[Three more shows of summer repeats before we get to new programs in the fall. Here’s how we’ll end the

[It’s summer, which is a time for gathering new material for the new fall season. Meanwhile, here’s a chance to

It’s a face of life that there are periods where everything old is new again. There may be no better

If you’ve ever seen Sum 41 perform live, they seem larger than life. Big. Loud. Brash. In your face. Very

I’m trying to imagine what it might be like to design an Amazon warehouse. A typical fulfillment centre covers at

When you reach a certain level of fame, you can expect that everything you do will be written down or

When you’re in a band, you want to make sure the public record is correct. Unfortunately, though, you’re often at

Canada is the sixth-largest music market in the world. Only the US, Japan, the UK, Germany and France are bigger.

One of the great things about the alt-rock revolution of the 1990s was its seemingly endless diversity. The sounds from

There are just some things that shouldn’t mix. Oil and water. Nitro and glycerine. Tequila and–well, it’s probably not a

In a less-enlightened time, women were barely tolerated by the rock’n’roll establishment. They could sing, maybe shake a tambourine and

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