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Random music news for Wednesday, December 9, 2020

Before we begin, who doesn’t love news bloopers? Moving to music news for December 9, 2020… If this album sells

Hey, whatever happened to Subway’s Jared? Oh. On to music news for November 27, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: Well, this

Imagine going to school on this bus. Cool. Now let’s study music news for October 28, 2020. Now that they’re

What could this dude possibly want with a three-and-a-half-foot dildo? The mind wanders. But we really need to focus on

It probably wasn’t a good idea, but these were Bowie’s coke-and-alcohol years. Bowie doing Neil Diamond and Perry Como on

So this is 22-02-2020. If we take it further, it was 02:02:20 am earlier today. And if we use military

On this day in 1963, the first use of instant replay happened during the Army-Navy football game. As for what’s

We’re all familiar with what happens with concert tickets these days. Large numbers of tickets end up in the bands

It was 25 years ago today that we heard the news about Kurt Cobain. Yes, it’s been that long. Here’s

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

[NOTE: I’m on vacation this week, so there will probably be fewer posts than usual. -AC] On this day in

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