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This Week’s Top 11 Playlist: 24 March 2017

March 24, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment Chicano Batman, Chilly Gonzales, Feist, Five Alarm Funk, Girlpool, Jarvis Cocker, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, No Vacation, Old 97's, Ray Davies, The Secret Things, Weezer

Every night at precisely 6:45, English Bull Terrier the Elder stares at me from the door leading to the garage.

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Random Music News for Tuesday, March 14, 2017

March 14, 2017March 14, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amy Winehouse, Beatles, Bob Dylan, Chilly Gonzales, Ed Sheeran, Facebook, George Michael, Jack White, Jarvis Cocker, Madonna, Metallica, Mixmaster Mike, Music sales, Nickelback, Sigur Rós, Sonos

Ugh. Snow. Lots of it. I say again: Ugh. Oh, and happy (merry?) Pi Day. And now, the music news…

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Random Music News for Wednesday, October 7, 2015

October 7, 2015October 7, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple Music, Bay City Rollers, Bono, Chilly Gonzales, Eve Hewson, HMV, Hozier, Instagram, Justin Bieber, One Direction, Slash, Taylor Swift, U2

Did you know the world is supposed to end today? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/11916179/end-of-the-world-live.htmlThat’s what this Christian group says.. Here’s some music news

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Chilly Gonzales Pokes Holes in Hozier’s “Take Me to Church” (This is Quite Brilliant)

September 29, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Chilly Gonzales, Hozier, Take Me to Church

Are you interested in the mechanics of songwriting, watch this breakdown of Hozier’s “Take Me to Church.” Hold out until

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Canadian Wins Grammy for Contributions to Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories

January 27, 2014January 27, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2014, Chilly Gonzales, Daft Punk, Grammys, Random Access Memories

Lost in the minutiae of all the nominations, winners and losers at the Grammys last night was the fact that

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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