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Random music news for Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Got terminal hiccups? There’s new hope! And then there’s music news for June 23, 2021. Deezer is joining the race

What kind of digital hoarder are you? I’d like to think I’m a Collector, but I fear I may be

What do you do when it’s the end of the worst year in our collective memory and you can’t go

Valentine’s Day. Yuck. Sorry. I’ll focus on music news for February 14, 2019 instead. Ozzy is officially out of the

My first-ever purchase of CBD pills arrived in the mail. Let’s see if these things help me sleep. Meanwhile, here’s

Snow tires. Gotta start about thinking of putting them on. We also need to think of music news for October

McAfee, one of the big anti-virus software companies, is worried about Canadian musicians. AScared, actually. While observing the malware bouncing

It’s new iPhone day. The reality distortion field has been switched on in an effort to reduce sticker shock. And

Oh, Internet. You can be so wonderfully looney, especially when it comes to propagating weird rumours and theories. You want

Everyone is getting into the artificial intelligence game. Facebook doesn’t want to be left behind so they’re working on an

Dear 2016: Please stop taking all our favourite musicians and producers away from us. Thank you. And now, the music

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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