Ontario Place Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Live Nation is going to make some big investments at Ontario Place over the next nine years

Ontario Place, the lakefront leisure destination in Toronto, is in desperate need of renovation and updating. While parts of it

Ron Popeil, the guy who pretty much invented the infomercial, has died. Now let’s try some music news for July

You may have seen the story about the dude who got thrown out of Tuesday’s Slayer concert at the Budweiser

It’s Memorial Day in the US and a bank holiday in the UK, but there’s still music news for May

Mom’s birthday this weekend. Must remember to call. And now, the new music news… Interesting stat: 17% of music fans

Whether the rest of the country wants to acknowledge it or not, Toronto is the centre of the music universe

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