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This Toronto family’s Beastie Boys holiday tribute will warm your heart

Good parenting. I approve. (Via Larry)

Friends, fans, and family came together in Los Angeles last night to honour the memory of Chris Cornell. Guests included

Tonight’s the night for I Am the Highway – A Tribute to Chris Cornell, and some details are starting to

I took a drive out to Burlington yesterday afternoon for a special tribute to Mike “Beard Guy” Taylor, the Walk

I like topiary as much as the next person, but sometimes there should be limits. Case in point: this bush

If an autopsy ultimately determines that Cranberries singer Dolores O’Riordan committed suicide, a newly discovered voicemail left hours before her

Come February 2, Tragically Hip tribute band Strictly Hip will teaming up with Rob Ferreira (formerly of Courage for Gord

Cameron Gordon of Completely Ignored did some analysis of all the tribute tweets that flooded the InterTubes in the wake of

It’s been nearly two months since Chester Bennington took his life. In commemoration of National Suicide Prevention Week, his family

Linkin Park has set up a new website where fans can upload messages, photos and videos in memory of Chester

Many people have been moved to offer tributes to Chris Cornell since his death last week. Stephen would like us

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
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 […]
Mark Silver