Features

Colina Phillips, Sharon Lee Williams and Shawne Jackson were 'The sound of Toronto' for a couple of decades. These three ladies sang both the leads and backgrounds on 90 percent of the commercials you heard on radio and television through the 70s, 80s and 90s. Bill King takes us back to yesterday in this week's featured 'A Conversation with...'

As commercial radio becomes increasingly automated, and formats sound the same most everywhere, Apple Music steps forward in allowing DJs to play unfettered by restrictions and format regs. It's a step back as much as a step forward in time.

Event promoters are busy turning Toronto into a music city, writes Bill King. Now it's time for City Hall to get serious about cutting the excessive bureaucracy that snarls entrepreneurs in red tape. For starters, get rid of onerous fees for permits and stop fining people for postering in public spaces.

Tom Williams rolls back the years and explains the genesis of FACTOR, John Parikhal wonders about the accuracy of technology used to measure audience rankings and Michelle Summers Henderson sends a note of gratitude for all who remembered "Bubba."

Co-founder of Montreal's internationally renowned jazz festival shares some stories about the musicians that have performed over the years.