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Random music news for Saturday, December 12, 2020

Question: Humans have created hundreds of breeds of dogs. Why hasn’t anyone bred a dog that lives longer? Just a

One last time for music news in 2018. And how will you spend your December 31? New Year’s Eve! Here

Record labels are always looking to squeeze the most out of the music in their catalogues. One way to do

Like a lot of people, I’m buying fewer CDs these days. If I want to sample something, I’ll just fire

Yesterday saw the release of Bob Dylan: The 1966 Live Recordings, a 36 CD(!!!) box set chronicling Zimmy’s touring life that year. It

And how are we feeling today, Blue Jays fans? Let’s move away from baseball to talk about music news for

I have a ridiculous number of box sets in my collection with more and more of them consisting of deluxe

So far, this has been a dismal year for record sales pretty much everywhere on the planet. Outside of Taylor

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