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An Ontario music festival series this summer? Yes! It’s the Endless Summer.

With the country racing towards max vaxes, there are hopeful signs that parts of the live music scene is creeping

As of last Wednesday, May 19, private venue owners in New York State are no longer required to insist that

The hottest topic of the last few months (and especially of the last week) has been NFTs, “non-fungible tokens,” one-of-a-kind

[A full disclosure: I’m an investor in this company. Just wanna be up front about that. -AC] There’s a new

Jeremy Taggart, the drummer for Our Lady Peace through the years they sold millions of albums, is one of the

Our Lady Peace are looking for fans to share their videos of good deeds in their communities as part of

While it didn’t necessarily start when news of Gord Downie’s illness was announced, covers of the Tragically Hip’s music certainly

No one is born a rock star. Well, maybe in terms of attitude, but not if we’re talking about an

Buying concert tickets used to be easy. When you heard of a show you wanted to see, you went down

How would you like to be remembered when you’re gone? Most people make do with a tombstone or some such

Not long ago, Our Lady Peace completed a Canadian roadtrip with I Mother Earth. Now OLP is teaming up with Matt

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