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A behind-the-scenes look at restoring tracks for The Tragically Hip’s Saskadelphia album

Reels and reels of two-inch multitrack tape were used in the recording of The Hip’s Road Apples in 1990. After

By now, you know all about The Tragically Hip’s Saskadelphia record, which features tracks recorded in 1990 but were never

Last month, the Tragically Hip surprised everyone with an album of new-old music called Saskadelphia featuring material they recorded in

[This was my column for GlobalNews.ca on Sunday. – AC] After relentless touring behind their debut album, Up to Here, The

On Saturday, August 20, 2016, tens of millions of Canadians watched and listened to the final Tragically Hip concert from

The Tragically Hip have long been involved in various branded libations. The latest, a project with Thornberry Village, is Road

The Tragically Hip lives. A new album, the first since Man Machine Poem in 2016, will arrive tomorrow. This requires

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca – AC] There are periods in life when you somehow know that you’re

Reader Cory sent this email following the Tragically Hip’s Kingston show: I dropped my Road Apples CD this evening, after

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 […]
Mark Silver
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 […]
Mark Silver