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How are Modern Rock Stars from the 90s Doing in Today’s Digital World? Quite Well, Thank You

Cameron Gordon over at Completely Ignored has compiled yet another list of numeral curiosities. This time, he’s sourced how some

It was on this day in 1986 that things went very, very wrong at the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine.

Nostalgic for the 90s? You’re in luck. Here’s a story on 90s artists that appeared in both the Toronto Star and

There was a period from about 1990 through to 1995 where it seemed that every week brought a new song,

Blink-182. The Red Hot Chili Peppers. Prophets of Rage is an excellent facsimile of Rage Against the Machine. Rumours of

On this day in 1962 at the Marquee Club in London, a band called The Rolling Stones played their first-ever

April Fool’s Day is over for another year. Good. It’s a stupid tradition. Here’s some truthful and real msuic news.

Walter Cronkite debuted on the CBS Evening News on this day in 1962. Are all those old videotapes in the

The NME (via Danny) has put together an interesting list of 90s bands that most of us have wiped from

Two minutes and thirty seconds of vocal hook goodness. How many can you identify?

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 […]
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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 […]
Mark Silver