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Random music news for Monday, September 9, 2019

It was on this day in 1956 that Elvis appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show for the first time. Fast-forward

Jeebus, it’s the last week before Labour Day. Everyone who still has summer vacation time is probably gone this week.

On this day in 1963, the Great Train Robbery happened. Years later, one of the robbers, Ronnie Biggs, would hang

Are we already at the third long weekend of the summer? (Yes, America, we get Monday off.) Make it a

As I write this, American rapper A$AP Rocky is still in a Swedish jail, awaiting trial on assault charges following

It’s the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11’s landing. We need to go back. Time for music news for July 20,

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