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Random music news for Tuesday, November 13, 2018

As you may have determined from my out-of-office note, I’m AWOL for the next bit. Where? Send an email to

August already. And my parents are coming to visit for almost a week. This should be interesting. Here’s music news

Like most guys, I dread the idea of picking out a greeting card. I have no confidence that my taste

Yes, Minions. (Blame Tom for the link.)

The Syrian civil war officially started on this day in 2011. There’s no end/bottom in sight. Here’s the music news

Woke up in Nashville again. The amount of meat and fat available to the average person around here is mind-boggling.

Wake me up when the temperature gets within five degrees of the freezing mark. Otherwise, I’m just going to stay

McAfee, one of the big anti-virus software companies, is worried about Canadian musicians. AScared, actually. While observing the malware bouncing

I hate to say it, but I called this one. When the “Blurred Lines” verdict came down–the one saying that

Mark Cuban–yes, the Dallas Mavericks owner and Shark Tank guy–isn’t much of a Trump supporter. He posted this mashup of

In light the successful prosecution of Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” for being too derivative of Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It

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