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Random music news for Friday, May 14, 2021

A part of Australia is suffering a biblical plague. It’s been raining mice. That would make a mess on the

I gotta stop buying the stuff advertised in Instagram. My record is Pieces of Crap 5, Actually Useful Stuff 1.

This could be the weirdest radio station I’ve ever heard of. Cool. Back to reality with a look at music

Willie O’Ree, the first Black player in the NHL, played his first game with the NY Rangers on this day

If you’re going to a movie this weekend, note that Thomas Edison patented something called “motion pictures” on this day

Plastic (or at least the first version of it) is 110 years old today. As for music news for February

The sound you heard at midnight was a bunch of radio stations flipping to an all-Christmas format for the rest

Today is the 55th anniversary of the Washington-Moscow hotline that went into use after the Cuban missile crisis. And when

The rainbow flag of gay pride was first flown in San Francisco on this day in 1978. And as for

Why is DST still a thing? It plays hell on the mind and body. It’s never been proven to do

I walked into a restaurant for bacon and eggs this morning and what’s the first thing I heard? Mariah Carey’s

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