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Ongoing History Daily: A quaint book on music and the internet

I was going through my library of music books when I stumbled on something called NetMusic. This is almost adorably

[Summer repeat season. But trust me, brand new shows are already piling up for the fall. -AC] I’m trying to

[More summer encores. New shows begin the weekend after Labour Day. Rest assured, though, I’m already working on them, too.

[It’s summer re-run season. New shows return in the fall.] Every industry has its own language. Think about what it’s

It takes a special kind of band to deliberately obscure their appearance. But if you manage to do it right,

Dancing is as old as the human race. As soon as we came down from the trees and started walking

By the time we got to the mid-70s, rock had become sufficiently organized so that there were rules. You did

[Happy New Year! One more encore before we get back to back to a long stretch of new shows next

[We’re taking a bit of a Christmas break, but we’ll be back in January with a long string of new

Re-posting this video is turning out to be something of a Christmas tradition. Sorry if I ruin it for everyone

I supposed if you grow up in a creative household, something is inevitably going to rub off, whether it be

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