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Random music news for Tuesday, December 29, 2020

Jeezus. These people are nuts. Ignore them and focus on music news for December 29, 2020, instead. That recorded voice

Want to be turned into an evil doll for Halloween? Try this site. Once you do that, come on back

Blur is still officially a going concern, but like that classic convertible in the garage, the members only take it

Happy 76th birthday, Paul McCartney! If you’ve never seen him live, do it. I swear that a Macca show has

Everyone needs a hobby, something to divert the mind from the pressures of day-to-day living. Even rockstars need hobbies. The

It was fifty-one years ago today that the Beatles released Sgt. Pepper in North America. It had come out the

The first regularly-scheduled transatlantic airline flight began on this date in 1951. El Al of Israel began flying a turboprop

Woke up in Nashville again. The amount of meat and fat available to the average person around here is mind-boggling.

It seems that everything is virtual these days. Outside of the stuff you’ve got in your pick, money is nothing

Whilst in Shanghai, I almost got to see one of those weird Chinese airport fights where angry passengers took on

Forty-seven years ago today, Paul McCartney announced he was leaving The Beatles. And now, the music news… A Spotify executive

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