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New data suggests that alt-rock is growing in popularity

There’s been much discussion about the death of rock over the last couple of decades, but despite all the eulogies,

[This was my weekend column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] It hurt to see Pete Townshend, one of my musical heroes,

I had yet another conversation about the myth that rock music is dead. To hear the people in this bubble

This was the first day of the Great Blizzard of 1977. People in the Great Lakes still talk about how

Now that Blue Monday is behind us, we can concentrate on getting through the second half of what’s been (generally)

While I’m whinging about the lack of loud guitar music in modern rock/alt-rock, other people are taken a dim view

Oh, dear. It’s another “rock is dead” bleat, this time from Coldplay, a band that done their best to kill

What’s this about rock being dead, murdered by unscrupulous pirating kids? That notion spouted by Gene Simmons received quite a

Oooo boy. Here we go again. Gene Simmons–never a man short of opinions–has declared rock to be dead in an

I’m more optimistic than the artists quoted in this article from Classic Rock Magazine. Or maybe I’m just delusional. The

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
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