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Random music news for Friday, October 23, 2020

If you like hot, spicy food, you might want to get this smartphone thing that measures the heat of chilis.

As Hunter S. Thompson once wrote, “The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway

Kesha cannot catch a legal break in her ongoing battle with Dr. Luke. A panel of judges in the New

Back from vacation and straight back to the courtroom, Kesha is filing an appeal in her ongoing case against Dr.

They may have been few, but they were mighty. Between 20 and 50 protesters (depending which account you read) gathered

Is Kesha not recording because she doesn’t want to, or because she’s paralyzed by fear of being attacked again? It

The floodgates are wide open, with more articles being written every day from every conceivable angle on the uglier-by-the-minute legal

While he couldn’t reveal everything, given that the case is ongoing, Dr. Luke took to Twitter on Monday to tell

You’d better watch this. Seriously. More at Michael Brandvold.com

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