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Random music news for Saturday, August 4, 2018

A long weekend here in Canada. I’m trying not to remember that this is the third of our four summer

I did not know this about April 18, 2018. Let’s move on to the music news for the day. Alexa

Did I mention that pumpkin spice lattes and muffins are back? And now, the music news for September 6. Facebook

Warm? The coldest temperature ever recorded on the planet was on this day in 1983 at Vostok Station in Antarctica

On Saturday September 17, a benefit concert to help raise awareness about the fight against AIDS is happening at Montreal’s

Well known artists can make a lot of money for private concerts, and apparently, not everyone who has a ton

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