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How about a virtual tour of the original CBGB?

CBGB was a dump. But as ground zero of the pretty much all things punk, it was an important and

It was two years ago today that Donald Trump publicly appealed to Russia to find Hillary Clinton’s missing 30,000 emails.

The end-of-summer season sales are now on. I’m not ready for this. I can, however, offer some music news for

Off to Nashville tonight for Vintage-TV business for the Country Music Awards (I know, I know…). Here’s what I’m not

Everyone talks about being first at something because…well, it’s cool to be first, right? But what about being last? There’s

Star Wars Day! May the fourth be with you. And now, the music news for May 4. Kevin Garcia, co-founder

As canvas awnings go, this has to be the most famous in the history of music. It is going up

If you haven’t read Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk by Leggs McNeil and Gillian McGain, put

I write this from Dubai, UAE, where the air temperature is now 43 C. With the humidity, it feels like

I’m all shopped out and I can’t eat another bite. Thank God for the World Junior Hockey Championship. How else

Happy solstice. As of tomorrow, it’s all uphill to summer. At least the days will be getting longer. And now,

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 […]
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