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Some parents are trying to remove a teacher because she’s an Iron Maiden fan. [UPDATED with latest info.]

I’d expect something like this to happen in the Deep South. This case, however, is very Canadian. Sharon Burns is

Back in November, an organization called the Canadian Musicians’ Coalition launched a petition (sponsored by Liberal MP Ron McKinnon for

Any Canadian musician knows that there comes a time to leave the nest and tour beyond our borders. The most

Kelly McAlpine or Orillia, Ontario, has this modest proposal for the head of the CBC, Herbert Lacroix. Dear Mr. Lacroix,

If you more than one record, you have “records” or “albums.” But if you have a lot of vinyl, what’s

The cool thing about Change.org is that people can launch a petition to protest against just about anything. One of

When it was announced that Kanye West was going to headline at Glastonbury, a petition was quickly organized and collected

In case you haven’t heard, Rocky fans, there’s a spin-off called Creed in which is all about Apollo Creed’s son.

This appeared in the Metro papers earlier this week: Because I was travelling, I missed the debate on whether rapper

North by Northeast is in full effect in Toronto with hundreds and hundreds of musicians and fans descending upon the

God bless ya, Mozzer, but we’re tired of all these tour cancellations. This sort of behaviour has been going on

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