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Random music news for Monday, June 28, 2021

Will we get more truth about UFOs/UAPs this week? Maybe. Bookmark that time after you check out music news for

Want a pizza? Maybe you can use this thing. Take a look and then move on to music news for

They saved the performance for the last five minutes of the two hour broadcast. Set up on the stage of

Normally, the last long weekend of the summer can be a melancholy thing. But the sooner we get rid of

This is apparently coming today. Any takers? Let’s try some music news for August 28, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: Smash

This explains EXACTLY how I’ve been feeling the last few weeks! I’m so glad I’m not alone. Read that article

With so many people being forced to stay home because of the coronavirus, you gotta wonder what’s gonna happen with

Heading out of the hemisphere for a few days, but I promise to keep on top of things with music

Stone Temple Pilots once opened for a Toronto band called Hhead. The Smashing Pumpkins and Pearl Jam both opened for

While Rush fans are still coming to terms that the band is over, Alex Lifeson is still determined to have

Earlier, I had mentioned how Counterparts had begun my love of Rush and if I had to be completely honest,

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