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Random music news for Monday, May 31, 2021

It’s Memorial Day in the US but music news never sleeps, you know? Here’s what’s happening for May 31, 2021.

That is ONE BIG SCREEN for a car dashboard. Want. As for music news for January 9, 2021… Still more

What kind of batshit crazy universe features an America where there’s Twitter fight between the US Secretary of the Treasury

In the midst of a Guns N’Roses show at The Colosseum at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas Friday night, Axl

Flying back from CES in Las Vegas today. I used to like the fact no one could reach me via

Let me begin by saying that this is the slowest time of the year for music news. Seriously slow. But

Just because it’s Christmas doesn’t mean the music news stops. Here’s what we know is happening for December 25, 2018.

Today is the 11th birthday of the Android operating system. And as for music news on November 5, 2018… The

Happy 76th birthday, Paul McCartney! If you’ve never seen him live, do it. I swear that a Macca show has

Thanks(?) to Tom for this. You can just rock me to see tonight.

The Barbie Doll made its debut on this day in 1959. Over a billion sold. And as for music news

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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