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Silver Lining in Danforth Tragedy [UPDATE: Billy Talent steps up for a fundraiser]

The Danforth neighborhood is a sacred place for all Torontonians, whether native or just visiting. It is home to one

On Wednesday evening (July 25), people descended on Danforth Avenue in Toronto to take back the street after Sunday’s murderous

Shots were fired outside the Cube Nightclub in the Queen and Peter area of Toronto shortly before 8 pm last

Most of us will (hopefully) never have to endure a gig where there’s a shooting, a bombing or some other

The senseless massacre in Las Vegas has dominated the news this week. Amongst the coverage is this first-person account of

At first, 22,000 people watching a Jason Aldean concert outside the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas thought they were

At least 28 people were wounded when gunfire broke out at a nightclub in Little Rock, Arkansas. Victims ranged from

A little more than 24 hours after Christina Grimmie, a former contestant on The Voice, was gunned down in by

Four people were shot and one person was killed before a T.I. gig at Irving Plaza in New York City

May 26, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Concert, Shooting, TI

What’s going on this month? Music has been marred by a series of terrible incidents involving people getting killed. Four

A man and a woman were fatally shot at Muzik, the nightclub on the ground of Exhibition Place in Toronto,

The Speaker Representation Business – Martin Perelmuter in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 018 January 18, 2021
It is a lot harder to become a paid speaker than you might imagine. While you may think that publishing a book is a surefire way to become sought after, there’s a lot more to it, actually! Sure, there are many authors, politicians and academics that companies pay big bucks to keynote events. There are […]
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Born into the Beautiful Game – James Easton in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 017 January 13, 2021
The Easton family has played a vital role in shaping the North American soccer landscape for almost 50 years. In the early 70’s, Jim Easton Sr. uprooted his family from Scotland to take the job as the inaugural head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps. Over his time in the role, Jim and his family fell […]
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In Search of a Digital Media Business Model – Chris Skinner in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 016 December 26, 2020
Traditional media businesses have long struggled to realize the opportunity with digital. Giving away free ad-supported content has backfired with Facebook and Google now controlling the relationship with the audience and all their associated behavioural data and preferences. What has emerged, thanks to Netflix, is that people will pay for good content, which is really […]
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