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Random music news for Thursday, November 12, 2020

Now we have to worry about universal warming? Great. I’d rather just deal with music news for November 12, 2020.

Yep. December. And that bougainvillea in my backyard has finally died. That was one tough tropical plant. And now the music

Viagra was approved for use in the US on this day in 1998. And now, the music news. Damon Albarn

He was the guy with the big hair on the back cover of Boston’s debut album. Sib Hashian first joined

It’s just like it sounds. Please enjoy.

August 23, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Boston, Isis

While ISIS continues to behead, execute and bury people alive through Syria and Iraq, a Boston band finds themselves in

[This bit of music history is courtesy Juliette Jagger. -AC] The evening of April 5, 1968 has often been called

Tired of the endless polar vertices that have making life miserable this winter? Try this happy track from Boston’s Air

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 […]
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The Ultimate Backstage Pass – David Kines in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 032 May 17, 2021
In today’s everything-on-demand world, it may be hard for anyone born post-Y2 K to answer a simple question, “where do you watch music videos?” A reasonable answer would be YouTube, Apple Music, or maybe even Tiktok. Prior to the dawn of YouTube in 2005, the answer was easy. MTV if you’re American, and of course […]
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