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Random music news for Wednesday, July 8, 2020

If things get much worse, you may want to invest in one of these. Think about that as you peruse

Burlington Ontario’s Sound of Music Festival is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2019. In that time it has grown to

Just in: Hollerado will be one of this year’s headliners at the Sound of Music Festival in Burlington. The band

Hopping over to the NE Caribbean Command Centre for the next week. I will, however, remain on guard for any

Jet lag is real. I’m still so dizzy from the time change (12 time zones!) that I’m not even sure

I like topiary as much as the next person, but sometimes there should be limits. Case in point: this bush

[NOTE: I’m on vacation this week, so there will probably be fewer postings than usual. – AC] Eight years ago

I had the 1-800-GOT-JUNK people haul away a bunch of stuff from my basement yesterday, basically giving the house a

Anyone know of any radio stations that have flipped to all-Christmas music yet? There’s gotta be a couple already. In

If it seems that all the good names are band names taken, you’re not far off. Despite the best intentions

Once upon a time, not that long ago in a land not that far away, musicians–not all, but some–could become

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
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 […]
Mark Silver