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Random music news for Wednesday, September 3, 2020

Hear about the Canadian inventor who sued the entire computer industry for US$350 billion? Yeah, he lost. Here’s what we

There are good gigs, there are bad gigs, and then there are gigs that end in disaster. Maybe it’s a

Alan forwarded this clip of Dave Grohl doing his best Creed impression, although he sounds more like James Hetfield than

Kudos to Derrick Degan of the band Heart Attack Man. He was able to hear a way of mashing up

We have to cut Scott Stapp some slack. I’ve met the former Creed frontman and he comes across as a

Playoffs! Baseball! Yay! And now, the music news for April 12. HMV will be done completely by Saturday night. Can

Greggory has a friend serving in the US military. This order recently went out to the soldiers on one base.

The first professional baseball league, The National Association, started its first season on this day in 1871. And now, music

Wow, that was close. This is a battle that could have gone either way. But after a week’s worth of

CREED! And by a rather handy amount, too. This sets up an epic final: Creed vs. Nickelback. That

Creed! And by a healthy margin, too. Time for the semi-finals. Creed advances to what will be a

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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