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Random music news for Thursday, January 14, 2021

Just what I need: a robot that will fetch me wine. I also could use some music news for January

Dr. Seuss’ classic Green Eggs and Ham turns 60 tomorrow. There’s an interesting backstory, too. In music news for August

Sad news. The “double Rainbow guy” has died of COVID-19. In other news, here’s what’s happening in music for May

Last July, a woman and her boyfriend went to a Bryan Adams show in St. John’s, Newfoundland. A series of

Happy birthday, Twitter! You’re now 13 years old. As for music news on March 21, 2019… The Junos drew almost

One hundred years ago today, at 11 am on November 11, 2018, the guns fell silent on the battlefields of

It was on this day in October 1970 when Pierre Trudeau enacted the War Measures Act. It was a scary

You may have heard about Bryan Adams appearance at hearings in Ottawa where he advocated for changes in Canada’s 100-year-old

When your name is Taylor Swift, you don’t just roll into somewhere like Toronto without making it a production. Like

On this day in 1994, Aerosmith became the first major rock band to offer a song for free download. “Head

Queen Victoria has been dead since 1901, but we’re eternally grateful for this May holiday. She was actually born on

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