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Wolf Alice wins the 2018 Mercury Prize

The Mercury Prize is the UK and Ireland’s version of Canada’s Polaris Prize: an award voted on by music wonks

Artist: The Fluids Song: “Sign N’ Drive” Album/EP: No Kidding! The brilliantly bright melodic guitar may be the star of this

It’s been another rough week for music fans when it comes to losing people we admire. Hopefully this list of

This week was a tough one. So many good tracks were released that it was hard to cut things down

I’ve been posting these Top 11 playlists since 2012 without missing a single week. This time, it’s my favourite picks

Once again, I can offer a little bit of everything when it comes to what’s new and interesting out there.

Artist: Childhood, “As I Am” Album: Lacuna Digging the laid back sound of this track – great band out of

The premise of this week’s list is very simple: artists to watch in 2015. The hosting comes, as always, from

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