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Metallica shoes? Yep.

Metallica is pulling out all the stops for the 30th-anniversary commemoration of the release of the “black” album. Along with

As part of the Foo Fighters 25th anniversary commemorations, the band has teamed up with Vans to release some official

Are we heading out on a Boxing Day run today? Or are you all shopped out? Maybe we can all

Vans, the shoe company that’s always been big into music (cf. The Vans Warped Tour) have released some new David

Back in their heyday, Led Zeppelin (or more specifically, their hardass and often violent manager Peter Grant) was uncompromising. Albums

I got my first back-to-school school supplies email yesterday. Too soon, people. Too soon. And now, music news for July

I really should pay more attention to what’s happening in Canadian politics but the shit show south of the border

I’m still engulfed in the Olympics. It’s amazing how we become experts in certain sports every two years–then we forget

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