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Random music news for Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Watching the Olympics? I miss Brian Williams keeping me up to date on the time in Newfoundland. (If you don’t

I was going through my library of music books when I stumbled on something called NetMusic. This is almost adorably

When U2 was on their Zoo TV tour, Bono used to take a cell phone onstage with him every night.

I wonder if this cat landed on his feet? I’ll try to find out while you look at music news

Had there not been a pandemic, Euro 2020 would have been held last summer. But with COVID vaccinations on the

Apparently Popeye was right. Who knew? Let’s try some music news for Saturday, March 27, 2021. The Talk to Sharon

Worrisome news from Mars via Perseverance: Still no sign of Matt Damon. But there is music news for February 20,

Because it’s Christmas Eve, here’s a picture of Danzig wrapping presents. View this post on Instagram A post shared by

Calling all U2 fans — is your calendar marked for September 25? Gather your best dark sunglasses, bandanas and pyrotechnics

So THAT’S what that new orange dot is all about. Now let’s try music news for September 19, 2020. Coronavirus

On behalf of everyone in the part of North America where May weather has yet to assert itself, go home

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