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Legends never die, right? Despite his death in March, guitar god Chuck Berry still has music on the way, and

April 27, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Chuck Berry

Before Chuck Berry died on March 18, he’d record his first album since 1979. Chuck is due June 9, but

Forty-seven years ago today, Paul McCartney announced he was leaving The Beatles. And now, the music news… A Spotify executive

Many songs are sent. Few are chosen. These are my eleven recommended picks for the week. Mediazoic takes care of

The first incidence of sabotage aboard a commercial airliner happened on this day in 1933 when a passenger deliberately started

One of the coolest music projects ever was the Carl Sagan-curated Golden Record, phonograph records attached to the Voyager 1

On this day 59 years ago, Elvis was drafted into the army. And in music news… Chuck Berry apparently left

We’ve all heard by now that Chuck Berry, the great rock’n’roll pioneer, died on Saturday at the age of 90.

Remember this: no matter how much you hate your job, at least you’re not Sean Spicer. And now, some music

When aliens finally intercept one of the two Voyager spacecraft and decode the audio on their golden phonograph discs, their

Chuck Berry was one of the people who invented rock’n’roll. He’s considered so important to the universe that “Johnny B.

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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