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Random music news for Thursday, July 29, 2021

A COVID vaccine in a pill? We could be close to one. Consider that as we go through music news

Schmooze, the elder English bull terrier is now 13. She’s a little hung over from the party but otherwise fine.

Can you give your cat COVID? Apparently so. Careful with kitty, okay? On to music news for April 27, 2021.

Given that Canada had a day off in the middle of the week, this is not going to be a

You may have heard the story about a hitherto unknown rapper named Lil Nas X and his song “Old Town

Something happened in astronomy on this day in 1967 that eventually resulted in one of the most famous album covers

It was on this day in October 1970 when Pierre Trudeau enacted the War Measures Act. It was a scary

[NASHVILLE -] I had no bloody business being here. None. But somehow I ended up on the red carpet at the

Happy Thanksgiving to all! (Yes, America, we do things differently up here.) And now the music news for October 9.

If you’ve listened to any American talk radio over the last week, you’ll have noticed that some are treating the

Canada’s CMT is officially out of the music video business for the same reasons MTV and MuchMusic moved away from

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 […]
Mark Silver
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