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Gord Downie’s former house is up for sale

Former Tragically Hip frontman Tragically Hip Gord Downie lived in a couple of Toronto homes before he died. This house

In January 1994, flush with money from the sales of Nevermind, Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love plunked down US$1.48 million

If you’re still being very careful about wearing a mask, here’s one that takes things to a whole new level.

Back in 1992, flush with cash from the sales of both Nirvana’s Nevermind and Hole’s Live Through This, Kurt Cobain

If you’re into hip-hop, you probably know Swag District, the rap group that had a hit with “Teach Me How

Gotta take the dogs for detailing today. Let someone else struggle with 25 kg bull terriers who don’t like having

Off to Asia again for a couple of weeks. Further reports will come from SW Thailand. And now, the music

In a city already enduring sky-high housing prices, Prince is making things a little more frothy. The Purple One’s former

Your family is expanding and you’ve outgrown where you’re living now. Time to shop for a new house. And if

Lenny Kravitz continues to make a nice living from music, but he’s also serious dosh from his work in real

Back to work. I know, I know. The first week of January is always THE WORST. Still, we must trudge

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