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How crazy are pop fan clubs in China? This one caused a food shortage.

June 18, 2021June 18, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Boy Bands, China, Fan Clubs, iQYI, Mengnui

The internet in China is overseen by the Cyberspace Administration. Besides keeping out capitalist influences from the global internet, they

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French President Emmanuel Macron lost a bet so he had to host a grindcore band at the presidential palace.

May 25, 2021May 26, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Emmanuel Macron, McFly and Carlito, Ultra-Vomit

And the band is called Ultra Vomit. Hold on. Back up. This concert is the result of a bet Macron

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Karen: The Musical

May 25, 2021May 25, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Karen, Musical

Karen: n. Middle aged woman, typically blonde, makes solutions to others’ problems an inconvenience to her although she isn’t even remotely affected. (From the Urban

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Spring is here and it’s time to start growing plants. Here’s the best music for them.

May 10, 2021May 10, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Gardening, Plants

Decades ago it was revealed that plants grew better when you talked to them. Nothing mystical about this. If you’re

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This baby is named KORN because of a hospital error

April 25, 2021April 25, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Birth Certificate, Korn

According to a tweet from some distraught parents, an administrative error by the hospital has put the newborn tyke’s name

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A landmark in band merch: Weezer’s branded robot vacuum

April 20, 2021April 21, 2021 Alan Cross 2 Comments Band Merch, iRobot, Roomba, Weezer

As I write this, the Roomba on the main floor is going about its thrice-weekly task of picking up English

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This US Supreme Court decision on lifetime gun bans means you’d better not have sold bootleg cassettes

April 20, 2021April 19, 2021 Alan Cross 3 Comments Cassettes, Guns, US Supreme Court

On Monday (April 19), the US Supreme Court refused to hear appeals on a federal law that would see a

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Here’s what happened when Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson met his number one fan.

April 9, 2021April 8, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bruce Dickinson, Iron Maiden

The perils of being a rock star. And you gotta be nice, right? (Via Tom)

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Here’s how you can mine bitcoin on a Game Boy

March 30, 2021March 30, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bitcoin, Game Boy

Mining bitcoin takes a tremendous amount of energy to power the necessary computers crunching through the algorithms. But if you’re

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Spare a thought for poor TikTok singer Addison Rae and the farting sabotage

March 25, 2021March 25, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Addison Rae, On My, Spotify, TikTok

Addison Rae was doing so well after blowing up on TikTok. Having just released her debut song, “Obsessed,” someone soon

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This is perfect for anyone who needs to be thrown out of a bar

March 23, 2021March 22, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bars, clubs, Music Venues

We’ve all see it. Some guy (or woman) becomes unruly at a bar/club and has to be removed by security.

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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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