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Random music news for Tuesday, May 12, 2020

On behalf of everyone in the part of North America where May weather has yet to assert itself, go home

That’s enough for hospital stays for a while. Maybe things can get bad to normal and I can stop growing

This is probably the day of the year when productivity falls to the lowest of the year. Who’s gonna want

Back at work after two weeks of time off and just in time for tonight’s Polaris Music Prize gala. I’ll

On this day in 1902, the Antikythera Mechanism was discovered. We still don’t know who made it. Or when. As

The first-ever cellular phone network was launched on this day in 1983. With that out of the way, here’s some

Today is the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Church of Satan. The album cycle isn’t dead yet, but

If you were part of the Alternative Nation of the 1990s, you’ll know that Australia’s Silverchair was beloved by a

It’s been a long time since we’ve heard from Daniel. This track appears on his debut solo EP, Aerial, which

Silverchair was one of those 90s bands with a fervent following. I know fans who did anything and everything to

Here’s a stat about the Buffalo snowstorm. The hardest-hit areas have 65 inches of snow. One square foot of that

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