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This upcoming Rush doc includes Neil Peart’s last-ever drum solo

Come September 9, Rush fans will have a chance to see Cinema Strangiato, a documentary on the band’s 2015 R40

Three people died and two more were taken to hospital because of carbon monoxide poisoning at a Michican music festival.

Next to “O Canada,” the most Canadian song of all time is the theme Dolores Claman wrote for CBC’s Hockey

Will we get more truth about UFOs/UAPs this week? Maybe. Bookmark that time after you check out music news for

While he was with us, Rush drummer Neil Peart was best known as a motorcyclist, often riding his bike between

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Meet Dominic McNabb. Damn, he hits hard for a little guy. And notice how he improvises on what Neil did.

Dallas’ Polyphonic Spree has given the Rush classic “The Spirit of Radio” the cover treatment on the new album, Afflatus,

Being a drummer is expensive. Just getting all the gear together–the kit, cymbals, hardware–and drive you deep into debt before

No surprise here. Organizers of a memorial celebrating Neil Peart have decided to move the event to November as a

Some concerned citizens and Rush fans Neil Peart’s hometown of St. Catharines, Ontario, continue to work on creating memorial places

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 […]
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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 […]
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