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Random music news for Friday, January 1, 2021

It’s over. The next couple of months will be rough, but things WILL get better this year. Meanwhile, distract yourself

Because it’s Christmas Eve, here’s a picture of Danzig wrapping presents. View this post on Instagram A post shared by

Let’s say goodbye to Donald Trump with some repurposed Sound of Music. Here’s a fine collection of ugly music-themed Christmas

This is probably the day of the year when productivity falls to the lowest of the year. Who’s gonna want

I swear I’m not a grinch, although I have been accused of being “that guy” who believes Christmas has been

Off to the NE Caribbean Outpost for the next week. But that doesn’t mean I won’t be delivering music news

The latest political correctness battle erupted earlier this month when a Cleveland radio station announced it would no longer play

What makes a Christmas song more “festive” than another? A site called MusicMagpie.com embarked on an analysis of Christmas classics

Today is the 100th anniversary of the great Halifax explosion, the biggest man-made explosion until the atomic bomb. And now,

Believe it or not, there’s music news even on Christmas Eve. And we have a winner in the annual hysteria

Michael Buble has sold over 10 million copies globally of his 2011 Christmas album. Mariah Carey has sold more than

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