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Here are the key dates for the 2020 Polaris Music Prize

It’s Polaris Music Prize time again. Music wonks from all across the country (yours truly included) are already nominated and

Okay, so he’s not completely leaving–he’ll continue as a member of the Polaris board–but he does have a new full

While the Polaris Prize goes to the best new Canadian album of the year, it was decided a couple of

Now that the Polaris Music Prize is over for another year, attention turns to the Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize.

A lot of people woke up today wondering who won the 2019 Polaris Music Prize. And when they saw the

First came the nominations, resulting in about 200 candidate albums. Then came the vote to bring things down to the

After an endless parade of nominations (there were actually 233 albums put up for consideration) and an even more endless

Here’s a new graphic from Completely Ignored‘s Cameron Gordon looking at all the artists who made the Short List for

Now that the regular Polaris Music Prize is out of the way for another, the next order of business is

A lot of people (including me!) will be stumbling over the title of the winning album in the 2018 Polaris

Try saying that three times fast at the gala Monday night, September 17th with a few drinks in you. That

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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