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Random music news for Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Thirty years ago today, the first episodes of The Simpsons premiered on Fox with an episode entitled “Simpsons Roasting on

If you’re going to a movie this weekend, note that Thomas Edison patented something called “motion pictures” on this day

Happy 77th birthday, Paul McCartney! (Check out the reference to him in this story.) Now on to music news for

Those last few seconds (specifically that lat 0.9 seconds) of last night’s game were excruciating. But in the end, the

The Toronto Raptors missed a chance to take the championship last night with game five of the NBA finals at

It seems that everyone in Canada is now a Toronto Raptors fan, none more crazy than those who show up

Azeem Haq is an extreme fan of Toronto sports teams. His latest opus is entitled “King of the North,” a

A robin has built a nest on top of the lantern on my front porch. I’ve named her Estelle. As

[Frequent contributor Gilles LeBlanc has set up a battle between the two cities with teams in the NBA finals which

My spring speaking tour resumes tonight with a gig in Buffalo. If you want to see if I’ll be in

God bless Drake for his enthusiastic support of Toronto and the Raptors. But a lot of people outside the city

Tales from the Sports Journalist’s Beat – Morgan Campbell in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 019 January 24, 2021
From being an NCAA football player to becoming a journalist, Morgan Campbell has spent most of his life with an insiders’ view of the sports world. Over his 20+ year career, he’s witnessed the changes and pullback in sports journalism. In this episode, Morgan breaks down the impact of the new realities of sports journalism, […]
Mark Silver
The Speaker Representation Business – Martin Perelmuter in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 018 January 18, 2021
It is a lot harder to become a paid speaker than you might imagine. While you may think that publishing a book is a surefire way to become sought after, there’s a lot more to it, actually! Sure, there are many authors, politicians and academics that companies pay big bucks to keynote events. There are […]
Mark Silver
Born into the Beautiful Game – James Easton in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 017 January 13, 2021
The Easton family has played a vital role in shaping the North American soccer landscape for almost 50 years. In the early 70’s, Jim Easton Sr. uprooted his family from Scotland to take the job as the inaugural head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps. Over his time in the role, Jim and his family fell […]
Mark Silver