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Random music news for Monday, March 29, 2021

Let’s start your week with a disco crow. Now that’s done, here’s music news for March 29, 2021. No surprise

It was 55 years ago today that Jack Ruby shot Lee Harvey Oswald dead thereby cementing the “who killed JFK”

Fans of Aphex Twin might be aware there hasn’t been a video from him since 1999. So the decision to

Thanks to everyone who offered up home remedies for kidney stones. So far, so good. John Lennon’s iconic spectacles are

South Africa’s most famous weirdo rappers have come up with this clip for “Ugly Boy.” See if you can spot

Why are there so many damn wasps in my back yard this year? Podcasting is bigger than you may realize.

Well, thirteen years feels like forever. Think about what’s happened with electronic music since the mysterious Richard D. James last

Eighty years ago today, the first-ever soapbox derby was held in Dayton, Ohio. Are there apps on your phone that

First, the guy who created Minecraft just bought and impossibly rare Aphex Twin album for $46,300 on eBay. Jeezus (Via

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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