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I sat down to talk to Dave Grohl about his new book, part 2: That time in Toronto with Iggy Pop

I had about 25 minutes with Dave Grohl earlier this month to talk about his new book, The Storyteller. One

Here’s yet another piece of research that’s actually an ad for a British company. But hey, it’s interesting, so I’ll

Looks like Brits measure things a lot like Canadians do. What can we take from music news for September 21,

Jo Ryder, the Toronto duo, knows that Toronto music venues have gone through some trying times. The video for their

If you’re over 30, you might be able to relate to this. (Via Tom) Stretch. Then try some music news

If you’ve been to New York or London, you might have been on a walking tour of musical landmarks. There

If you’re still being very careful about wearing a mask, here’s one that takes things to a whole new level.

Looking for a new conspiracy beyond QAnon? Try the “Birds Aren’t Real” movement. Yes, it exists. Fortunately, the music news

A year ago in the midst of pandemic hell, a lot of people asked me when I thought we’d be

Bonny Brent died recently at the age of 73. Given his life-long love of music and playing the drums, family

It’s been an incredibly long year for all of us. For musicians, artists and people who work in the arts,

Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
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