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Random music news for Saturday, September 25, 2021

Gawd. Tiger King 2 is coming. This is not a drill. Neither is music news for September 25, 2021. Captain

Maybe this is my problem. Anyone got some good bacteria? Moving to music news for September 16, 2021… There will

Dogs really are a human’s best friend. Even more science on the subject has arrived. Pat the pup and then

Let’s say that you’re a Coldplay fan and you want to collect everything they’ve ever released. What is the rarest

Even by Coldplay standards, the new album, Music of the Spheres, sounds like it’s going to be unusually trippy. First

Coldplay is about to complete their transition from a British indie band to a full-on mainstream pop band with their

Broadcasting from around the world for 24 hours, a trio of Canadian stars have joined the lineup for this year’s

Britain is one of the most sweariest places in the world. And now some want it to be less sweary?

If you’re an REM fan, you’ll want this new demo reissue. Spotify will start auto-transcribing podcasts over the next few

Another blob. What is it? Not one of these blobs. Ponder that as you move to music news for May

Need a vacation? Maybe you can volunteer to see if cruises are safe again. Over to music news for May

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 […]
Mark Silver
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