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Random music news for Tuesday, September 15, 2020

We needed some good news like this in the age of pandemic. No flu season this year? We’ll see. On

There’s no way I’m going anywhere near a mall today. I’ll just end up behind someone who insists on backing

Tom Brady is 41 today. Retire, already. And in music news for August 3, 2018… Apple hit $1 TRILLION in

May 4, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments adidas, TR-808

It used to be that sneakers just needed to keep your feet comfortable. Now, though, they’re expected to make some

The new YEEZY BOOST (yes, “boost”) 350 black will go on sale worldwide Saturday for $265 CAD. As a guy

On this day in 1930, Pluto was named Pluto. The dwarf planet, I mean. Matthew Good, Tomi Swick and Madison

Once upon a time, licensing your song for something as crass as a TV commercial was seen as the height

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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