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Random music news for Thursday, March 4, 2021

Will Smith in politics? Could happen, Murcia. And now, music news for March 4, 2021. While the UK wants to

Life on Venus? Damn, I wish Bowie were here to write a song about it. Moving on to music news

It’s both Memorial Day in the US and a bank holiday in the UK, so let’s see if anything is

Bonnie and Clyde were finally whacked by police on this day in 1934. And in some less-violent music news for

Record Store Day! Yay! What else is making music news on April 21, 2018? Here are my weekly music picks

It was on this day in 1981 that Xerox PARC introduced a new computer controller device they called a “mouse,”

Happy Black Friday. Let us all engage in an orgy of rabid consumerism. And now, the music news. Speaking of

Happy Thanksgiving, America. We appreciate the ability to watch football in the middle of our Canadian workday. And now, the

Happy Back to the Future Day! Time’s up. Where’s my goddamn hoverboard? Wait: are we getting an announcement about power-lacing

Bad news: winter is coming. Good news: I can stop mowing the lawn soon. And now, the music news. Here’s

Nothing can get you ready to watch another episode of a show like a great theme song. Let’s stick to

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