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Osheaga optimistically announces its headliners for 2021

Osheaga Festival Musique et Arts, one of the biggest annual music festivals in the country, got wiped out in 2020

If there’s one area of Canada that has its act together more than any other when it comes to staging

Everyone’s attention was on the death of Aretha Franklin this week, but there is still some other music news to

March 14, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2018, Osheaga

With big festivals folding all across Canada, we can depend on Quebec to keep things alive. Following some teases on

This is one of those rare holidays that Canada gets but the US does not. Enjoy it. And now, the

Osheaga’s full lineup was announced early last month, but now it’s time for some detailed planning – the daily schedule

Coachella. Sasquatch. Governors Ball. Bonnaroo. Wayhome. Osheaga. These are just some of the mega-festivals that will be staged across North

March 5, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment 2017, Osheaga

[Coverage courtesy Mathew Kahansky. – AC] Montreal’s Osheaga festival has announced its lineup for the fest’s 2017 rendition, and it

Sixty years ago today, a company called Tokyo Telecommunications Industries, sold its first production: a transistor radio. TTI would soon

There’s no real Canadian equivalent of Coachella (at least not yet), but Montreal’s Osheaga comes close. Here’s the lineup for

I start the new (old) job today. Wish me luck. Quebec’s Osheaga Festival was a huge success–again–attracting 135,000 fans over

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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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