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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 892: Still more where-are-they-now stories featuring CanRock band of the 90s.

At some point, you will be invited to a high school reunion. And you’re probably going to go because you

There are a lot of things wrong with Facebook–don’t get me started–but there’s no denying that it can be addictive.

It was on this day in 1986 that things went very, very wrong at the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine.

The words “Houston, we have a problem” were uttered on this day in 1970. Now, the music news for April

On this day in 1962 at the Marquee Club in London, a band called The Rolling Stones played their first-ever

At the height of nü-metal, Limp Bizkit headlined the Anger Management Tour at the Skydome in Toronto. I seem to

Elastica was one of my favourite bands of the Britpop era. But after that phenomenal debut album, the band, torn

Yeah, we all had a good laugh at Rebecca Black’s expense with “Friday.” But who’s laughing now? From Buzzfeed: Rebecca

I remember Live Aid well: Saturday, July 13, 1985. It’s hard to overstate just how big an event this was.

The Huffington Post put together this gallery of 90s alt-rock stars comparing what they looked like then and what they

I was–and still am–a big fan of The Catherine Wheel, the British band that never really got their due outside

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