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Queens of the Stone Age stage a special show in memory of the victims of the Bataclan Massacre

It was five years ago this past Friday (November 13) that terrorist killed nearly a hundred people at an Eagles

Making the move from Phuket to Singapore today. There was just enough time to compile music news for November 13,

It was on this day in 1990 when Milli Vanilli was stripped of their Grammys in the biggest musical fraud

I’m still at a health resort in Thailand. One of the new services offered is past life regression. I’m thinking

On this day in 1952, The New Musical Express published the first-ever UK singles chart. Fast-forwarding to November 14, 2018,

Back in the home office for a few days, long enough for the dogs to recognize me again. Here’s what’s

Most of us will (hopefully) never have to endure a gig where there’s a shooting, a bombing or some other

Ah! A brand new year! Tis the season of fresh starts and New Year’s resolutions! And, of course, the music

The Bataclan. Las Vegas. The Pulse Nightclub. Manchester. Gun violence (and the occasional bomb) is now a fact of life

The horrible attack on defenseless concertgoers in Manchester Monday night will go down in history as one of the worst

It was late in the afternoon on Friday, November 13, 2015, that news reached North America that gunmen had opened

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