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Random music news for Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Watching the Olympics? I miss Brian Williams keeping me up to date on the time in Newfoundland. (If you don’t

While music festivals are being canceled all across the UK, this swinger’s festival went ahead. What could possibly go wrong?

To review: Someone found an original David Bowie painting in a landfill in South River, Ontario. From there, it ended

Got terminal hiccups? There’s new hope! And then there’s music news for June 23, 2021. Deezer is joining the race

Damn. I was really hoping for a supernova in our lifetime, but it’s not going to happen. Assuage yourself with

Want to feel small and insignificant? Read this. Now come back to earth with music news for June 17, 2021.

I’ve long wanted a David Bowie painting. There was a time in the late 90s that you could buy a

Just when you thought there was nothing more that could be done with jeans comes these. Thoughts? Let’s move on

This car can go from 0-60 mph in 1.85 seconds. Want. And now, music news for June 3, 2021. These

It’s Memorial Day in the US but music news never sleeps, you know? Here’s what’s happening for May 31, 2021.

Weird things happen when you’re on tour. On some stops on the 1987 Glass Spiders tour, David Bowie had some

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