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Australians tempted to get vaccinated with offer of free album

Australian vaccination rates are much too low so a label called Golden Robot Records plans to give away free albums

A Canadian moon rover? Cool! We know something about dark and cold places. Here’s what you need for music news

Yes, that TikTok. And as someone who has advocated a rethink of radio when it comes to appealing to people

The chorus of this song was stuck in my head for five days. It’s now been replaced by this. Think

First, a message from Snoop Dogg: Snoop Dogg has a word for Donald Trump supporters pic.twitter.com/gjxfL9GDjf — XXL Magazine (@XXL)

Can science please hurry up with research like this? The lockdown is not doing any favours to my waistline. Moving

Four more shopping weekends until Christmas. How’s your shopping going? Let’s move to music news for Saturday, December 1, 2018.

There’s been quite a bit of political turmoil in Australia this year when Scott Morrison became the country’s unelected prime

The Killers classic “Mr. Brightside” is pretty ubiquitous as songs of the ages go. You really want to see this

People will always attempt to sneak drugs into gigs, even when they know cops will be there with sniffer dogs.

What are your biggest issues with playlists? Do they take too long to make? Are they too static and unchanging?

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