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Random music news for Friday, April 10, 2020

I completely forgot that we had a long weekend this week. Frankly, EVERY weekend for the last month has been

Joe Exotic was one a pro wrestler? That got left out of Tiger King. Moving to random music news for

Now on the ground in Singapore after some 23 hours in transit. And there’s plenty of music news to report

No other band has consistently come up with new concepts for music videos than OK Go. From weird Rube Goldberg

After having done thousands of interviews, I can tell you that artists are wired differently from you and me. The

You don’t exist as a band for 40 years–38 without a single line-up change–without understanding the nature of nature of

Lars Ulrich of Metallica sat down with Les Claypool of Primus as part of an event in the Bay Area.

Come with me back to 2000 when it was said that Napster was not only going to destroy the music

It’s called Inspiring Creativity–and don’t let the fact that it was underwritten by a coffee company scare you away. Watch

A couple of years ago during a conversation with Wayne Coyne, I told him that he had the best job

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