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Random music news for Friday, June 18, 2021

Damn. I was really hoping for a supernova in our lifetime, but it’s not going to happen. Assuage yourself with

The newest height in NFT stupidity? This chicken nugget sold for US$99,997 on eBay. Send in the asteroid. We’re done

Remember the old animated Spider-Man TV series? The voice of that Spidey (a Canadian) has died. Now on to music

Back on November 14, Bruce Springsteen, out for a ride on his motorcycle, pulled over into the Sandy Hook National

Here’s a new twist on the JFK assassination. Wrap your head around that and then move to music news for

This new AI system can tell if you have a good dog and reward them accordingly. As for music news

China says it isn’t building a time machine. Honest. But just in case, let’s get through music news for February

I had kinda predicted this: Research into the coronavirus could give us a cure for the common cold. Maybe. Good

Since most of us have been home for most of the past year (or should’ve been…), tons of people have

True for false: Bruce Springsteen once wrote a song for the Ramones. That’s absolutely true. When the Ramones played Springsteen’s

Attention, Batman fans. You could have purchased Batman #1 if you had this much money. You probably don’t, so let’s

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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