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Random music news for Monday, November 16, 2020

Stupid sexy Flanders ass. One you investigate that, move on to music news for November 16, 2020. Coronavirus update: This

Looking to attract women? Then don’t include your cat in your dating profile. Hey, it’s science! You’re welcome. Now some

Ew. Gross. Now cleanse your mind from those images by browsing through music news for June 15, 2020. Radio folk

When I was in Hong Kong the other day, a guy in a shop asked where I was from. “Toronto,”

For reasons unknown to me, I’ve always had a fascination with alt-rock Christmas music. It’s some kind of (choose all

Here’s your last set of recommended tunes for November–and yes, I had to include some Christmas music because, well, it

The Darkness–who, by the way, released an excellent album entitled Last of Our Kind, one of my favourite hard-rockin’ records

We all have our quirks, right? This is mine. One of them, anyway. “Last of Our Kind” is the title

Sorry it’s a few hours late. I was somewhere over the north Pacific heading home from Tokyo. Thanks to Mediazoic

No falsettos this time, but there are plenty of homages to 80s-era rock. The Cult’s “She Sells Sanctuary” is obvious.

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