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Random music news for Wednesday, March 11, 2020

This infamous orgy club–i.e. a place where people gather to have sex with strangers–doesn’t seem worried about the coronavirus. Ew.

Still at CES for another day. Man, there are a lot of people plugging new wireless headphones here. And there’s

Argos, the British chain, has a new name for their catalogue and decided to kick off the Christmas season with

The Wife’s birthday tomorrow. Cannot forget that, even though she insists no one should make a big deal about it.

Artist: Editors, “Hallelujah (So Low)” Album: Violence A band I never stop being impressed by Sounds like: That darkness that

Once upon a time, rock stars did horrible things when left to their own devices. Trashing hotel rooms. Driving cars

When it comes to music, I’ve noticed that many fans of all genres seem to regard the eighties as being

The most famous movie ever made about high school detention is now three decades old. Rolling Stone has a big

Making “The End of The Storm” – James Erskine in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 026 March 24, 2021
This week’s guest — director James Erskine — joins us from England where he has just released his latest feature-length documentary, The End of The Storm. The documentary follows Liverpool Football Club and their fans as they navigate the covid-interrupted 2019-2020 Premier League winning season. James expertly weaves together the voice of Jürgen Klopp, the […]
Andrew Dick
Inside the Toronto Sports Media Scene – Jonah Sigel in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 025 March 17, 2021
Being a Toronto sports fan hasn’t been easy for many generations of Torontonians. Of course, the Raptors NBA title was kind of a reset for the city, and there were a couple of crazy Blue Jays runs a few years back, but those were more so the Toronto sports awakening for Millenials. For Gen X, […]
Mark Silver
In a League of Her Own – Mary Ellen Carlyle in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 024 March 10, 2021
Dome Productions is a relatively unknown company. Anyone who has walked by Gate 13 at Rogers Centre while attending a Toronto Blue Jays game has likely missed the small Dome Productions office sign, which looks more like a cornerstone time-capsule on the building’s facade. However, there’s a good reason you’ve never heard of Dome. They […]
Mark Silver