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Random music news for Wednesday, September 15, 2021

The Simpsons are good for your vocabulary. See? And now, let’s embiggen the music news for September 15, 2021. Kwyjibo

Shin Hae-chul was a legend in Korea and when he died in 2014–it was complications from surgery that ended in

NOW they invent something like this. I could have used this a while back. Live and learn. Now some music

Were he still with us, Neil Peart would have turned 69 this past Sunday (September 12). Chad Smith of the

Beatles fans, there are TWO collectables coming up for auction this month that might be worth taking out a loan.

Somehow, it feels right to link to this video on a Monday. It’s satisfying. Once you’re done, move to music

Robert Fripp is still on tour with King Crimson for a bit, so wife Toyah Willcox has been sending him

It was a gorgeous late summer morning on September 11, 2001. It was just after 8:30 and I’d arrived at

Where were you 20 years ago today? If you were around, you’ll remember it as one of the weirdest days

[A report from Ottawa-area correspondent, Ross Macdonald. -AC] If you were to ask music fans what they missed most during

Were he still with us, Neil Peart would be celebrating his 69th birthday on Sunday (September 12). Just ahead of

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