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Random music news for Friday, November 13, 2020

Paraskevidekatriaphobia. Look it up. Here’s a hint: music news for Friday, November 13. Coronavirus update: The Lockdown Awards? I guess

The best headline of the week: “Monkey on miniature bike in attempted child kidnap.” Moving to music news for May

Talk to anyone in the UK or Europe about Brexit and you’ll get a roll of the eyes followed by

Patreon is a place artists can go to get funded access (via patrons) to tools and relationships to help you

Leave it to Amanda Palmer to put a completely different twist on this rendition of Pink Floyd’s “Mother.” Two things:

I think I hit a new record with music submissions this past week with more than 400 coming through my

I promised myself I’d use part of the Christmas break to file all those CDs on the floor of my

[Another list from frequent contributor Adam Morrison. – AC] Whether it has something to do with the power of juxtaposition

I have two dogs. The snow is melting. My back yard is being revealed as a toxic waste dump. Do

Still in my parents’ basement outside of Winnipeg. It’s cold, obviously. Audio-Technica joins the push for High-Res Audio with a

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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