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Arts & Crafts wants to help people feel Home for the Holidays

December 6, 2020December 6, 2020 Amber Healy 0 Comments Arts & Crafts, Busty and the Bass, Charles Spearin, Chris Murphy, Dan Mangan, Ellevator, Hannah Georgas, Jordan Klassen, Lowell, Reuben and the Dark, Said the Whale, Sara MacDougall, Side Door Access, Sloan

While we’re staying (read: stuck) at home a little more these days than in a typical holiday season, the fine

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This music video Said the Whale is AMAZING! And no special effects were used. Seriously.

June 21, 2019June 21, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Said the Whale, Video

Said the Whale’s approach to the video for their new single “Record Shop” looks high-tech but is actually pretty steampunky

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And the best Canadian music video of the year is…

May 14, 2019May 14, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2019, Belle Game, Clairmont the Second, Johnny Larson, Kevan Funk, Said the Whale

Artists and directors gathered at the Bell TIFF Lightbox in Toronto last night to name the best Canadian music video

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Here are photos from Toronto’s Mother Mother/Said the Whale show.

March 3, 2019March 5, 2019 Alan Cross 2 Comments Mother Mother, Said the Whale

Staff photographer Andrei Chlytchkov drew the assignment of shooting the Mother Mother show at The Phoenix in Toronto on February 28.\

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This Week’s Top 11 Playlist: 31 March 2017

March 31, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Chuck Berry, Del Paxton, FRONTEERS, Future Islands, Gorillaz, Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer, Jay Som, Last Giant, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Mister Tom, Said the Whale

Many songs are sent. Few are chosen. These are my eleven recommended picks for the week. Mediazoic takes care of

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New Music From The Inbox January 9, 2017: N-A-I-V-E-S, Said The Whale, Oh Pep! & More

January 9, 2017January 9, 2017 Juliette Jagger 0 Comments Del Bel, Habbit Hands, Juliette Jagger, N-A-I-V-E-S, New Music From The Inbox, Oh Pep!, Said the Whale

By: Juliette Jagger (@juliettejagger) Artist: N-A-I-V-E-S Song: “Crystal Clear” Album/EP: N-A-I-V-E-S From wonky-pop powerhouse duo N-A-I-V-E-S, “Crystal Clear,” is a

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This Week’s Top 11 Playlist: 07 March 2014

March 7, 2014March 7, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bear Den, Bear Hands, Brian Byrne, Circa Zero, Coldplay, Gord Downie, Hockeysmith, Medazoic, Ray Lamontagne, Said the Whale, The Sadies, Top 11, X Ambassadors, You Me At Six

This week’s whine: Please, please let this winter end. I just want to drive a car that’s clean inside and

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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