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Random music news for Saturday, June 2, 2017

It was fifty-one years ago today that the Beatles released Sgt. Pepper in North America. It had come out the

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

It’s been raining so long where I live that my two bull terriers are in danger of floating away. I’ve

After enduring the coldest February since 1875, Toronto could use something that reminds us of summer.

Bestival, an established British music festival that features EDM and alt-rock, has announced plans to enter the North American market

I’m somewhere in Dublin. So far, so good. I think it’s time to embrace this new music genre label: No

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