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Random music news for Thursday, January 7, 2020

Now that we’re spending more time indoors, this is something you might have wondered about. Once you’ve solved that mystery,

It was on this day in 1972 that a new thing called “HBO” started broadcasting. As for music news for

If there’s one thing you can say about U2 is that unless it is absolutely, completely, and utterly unavoidable, they

Ach nein, baby. U2 are in the throes of a European leg for the eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE tour; all the

I have an assignment today that involves drinking wine. Hey, someone’s gotta do these things. Best get in all the

I had a new roof put on the house 10 days ago. Now when it’s hot, it smells like tar

This popped into a bunch of Facebook feeds today. A bit startling, yes? This is Bowie Berlin Week (Sept 23-30),

Earlier this week I reported on a project purportedly designed to flush out the worst songs in the universe. The

A new DVD, Depeche Mode: Live in Berlin, is set for release next week. Produced by Anton Corbijn, it was

On his way to the Bambi Awards in Berlin from Dublin, Bono’s aircraft ran into an issue when parts of

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 […]
Mark Silver