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A look at OLP and Moist at Ottawa’s CityFolk Festival

[The second half of a report on the festival from Ottawa correspondent Ross Macdonald. – AC] Friday night at Ottawa

[A report from Ottawa-area correspondent, Ross Macdonald. -AC] If you were to ask music fans what they missed most during

If you’re into collecting rare records, this post is for you. These are among the rarest and valuable releases in

One of the weirdest concert cancellations happened to Depeche Mode fans in Ottawa when the band was on tour supporting

The tributes for late Tragically Hip man Gord Downie keep coming, sometimes from unusual directions. Take the case of OC

For a band known for descriptive lyrics and beautiful melodies, there seem to be a lot of murals paying tribute

One of Tom Petty’s final Canadian performances took place at Ottawa Bluesfest on July 16. Here’s some spectacular fan-shot video–in

It was on this day in 1976 that the Montreal Olympics opened. Twenty-five African teams boycotted the games because the

It was nice to see Gord Downie in Ottawa on Sunday for the Canada 150/WE Day festivities. He had something

Bono and The Edge say they were “grateful guests” on the Canada Day stage in Ottawa. Here’s their appearance in

Canada turns 150 today, which barely makes us a zygote alongside countries like Japan, China and Egypt. Still, it’s an

Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
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