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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

Delivering Reach for the Biggest Brands – Alan Dark in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 027 April 12, 2021
In a world obsessed with digital and mobile engagement, as well as the rise of subscription streaming entertainment services, like Netflix and now Disney+, it’s easy to overlook the going’s on in the broadcast media business. The reality is, the 75-year-old business is having a moment. Perhaps it is due, in part, to a global […]
Mark Silver
Making “The End of The Storm” – James Erskine in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 026 March 24, 2021
This week’s guest — director James Erskine — joins us from England where he has just released his latest feature-length documentary, The End of The Storm. The documentary follows Liverpool Football Club and their fans as they navigate the covid-interrupted 2019-2020 Premier League winning season. James expertly weaves together the voice of Jürgen Klopp, the […]
Andrew Dick
Inside the Toronto Sports Media Scene – Jonah Sigel in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 025 March 17, 2021
Being a Toronto sports fan hasn’t been easy for many generations of Torontonians. Of course, the Raptors NBA title was kind of a reset for the city, and there were a couple of crazy Blue Jays runs a few years back, but those were more so the Toronto sports awakening for Millenials. For Gen X, […]
Mark Silver