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America is confident it’s in a post-COVID music festival world. Behold and be jealous. [UPDATED]

The US has been vaccinating people against COVID-19 like crazy. It’s to the point where the CDC says it’s okay

Here’s a new twist on the JFK assassination. Wrap your head around that and then move to music news for

A couple of years ago in Vancouver, The Edge didn’t look where he was going and walked right off the

Ever since Lollapalooza made Chicago’s Grant Park its permanent home, the festival has thrived. This year’s event, set for the

Last year, Pearl Jam played two night at Chicago’s Wrigley Field. The resulting concert film, Let’s Play Two, is almost

Tim Newell was in Chicago back on June 4th for U2’s Joshua Tree 30 tour and decided to shoot the

My mom had an interesting way of getting me up out of bed. After listening to the morning news, she’d

Cook County, in Illinois, swears it’s not trying to define art. The Chicago Reader broke the story in late August

Chicago, a hub to musicians of all genres and a cornerstone of the jazz and blues worlds, might be taxing

The vinyl that we buy today hasn’t changed much since Columbia Records introduced the long-playing 12-inch album in 1948. The

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