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This music promotion platform aims to target individual tastes in music

Do you find yourself bombarded by music you just don’t care about? Everyone wants recommendations of cool stuff, but often

Fancy yourself a conductor of music? SoundTracer is an app that helps you find a song in a digital library

Ever been shopping for music and come across an album that looks interesting, but you hesitate buying it because you’re

After rehearsing outside of Montreal, U2’s Songs of Experience tour opens in Tulsa next week with promises of new augmented

Today is International Darwin Day. Take a Creationist to lunch and try to talk some sense into them, okay? Here’s

There is too much music out there. Who has time to sort through the tens of millions of songs looking

Popular concert discovery app Bandsintown recently released version 6.1. This update allows for a stronger connection between bands and fans.

There’s been much written about the decline of the electric guitar (here’s an example) as younger generations opt for hip

A prolific producer and iconic rock star, Brian Eno’s portfolio contains the names of some of the biggest musicians of

Where do you usually go to find new music? Spotify playlists or radio programs are usually a good place to

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 […]
Mark Silver