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A Handy Guide to Which Music Storage Format Sounds Best–and Why

I’m currently working on a children’s book for Kids Can Press which traces the evolution of the gadgets we’ve used

Today is the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear meltdown. Morrissey was so outraged about the flippant way the news

The Slim Shady LP, released on February 23, 1999, went on to sell somewhere close to 20 million copies, turning

I love the concept of time capsules. Locking away artifacts of an age so that they may be discovered by

My feelings about cassettes are clear: they’re a hateful outdated technology that deserve to go the way of the 8-track.

Imagine this: you go to the mailbox one day to find an envelope containing and old-school cassette. The only information

At some point in the 1990s, this choking hazard seemed like a good idea.

Give a kid a cassette and a boombox and tell him/her to make it work. This might be the result.

Today I look at the cassette as a vile piece of outdated technology. But back in the day, it was

Back when I was still making mixtapes, I favored the 90 minute versions with 45 minutes per side. I could

With Record Store Day coming up on April 18, we’re starting to hear more about the special releases being readied

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 […]
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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