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Random music news for Friday, April 23, 2021

This is one weird Kickstarter program. Once you decide if you want to support it, move to music news for

Got my first vaccine shot yesterday. Do your work, Bill Gates nanobots! You know where I am. Moving to music

Still not washing your hands enough? This video by Yonge Street legends might help. Now on to music news for

During Stephen Colbert’s election night show, Arcade Fire showed up to debut a new song entitled “Generation A.” Thoughts?

If you like hot, spicy food, you might want to get this smartphone thing that measures the heat of chilis.

You may have noticed that most of the biggest rock acts in the world aren’t that young anymore. Green Day?

After living for years in Montreal, Arcade Fire man Win Butler thought it was about time he made it official.

If you haven’t been to the movies lately or have been living under a rock, the live-action remake of Disney’s

Plastic (or at least the first version of it) is 110 years old today. As for music news for February

[Mike Carr has put together a massive volume on Canadian music history entitled Canadian Alternative & Indie Reference and Collector’s Guide. It’s

Well, that’s quite a way to open your set at Los Angeles’ Greek Theatre! Arcade Fire performed Funeral in full

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