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Random music news for Saturday, June 26, 2021

Conspiracy theorists are going to love this: 5G Gin. Moving on: Music news for June 26, 2021. Mick Jagger’s lost

This is good news. Could warp engine nacelles be far behind? Off to examine music news for March 31, 2021.

Drunk pigs result in better bacon? Uh, okay. Off to look at music news for July 23, 2020. Coronavirus update

Jeebus, it’s the last week before Labour Day. Everyone who still has summer vacation time is probably gone this week.

Note: This week’s podcast was recorded at 10 in the morning as opposed to our more civilized time of 7pm. That

Artist: Editors, “Belong” Album: Violence The new album is really good Sounds like: The most intriguing track on the album

Fifty-five years ago today, country star Patsy Cline died in a plane crash. As for stuff making music news for March

Corus Entertainment is having its first-ever bring-your-dog-to-work day. Schmooze, one of the English bull terriers in my house, is taking

On this day in 1929, Popeye the Sailor Man made his debut. And now in music news… Jack White’s Third

Best-known for his career as the founding member of new wave band Talking Heads, David Byrne also enjoys other creative

A small but growing number of notable musicians are calling out YouTube for failing to pay artists for plays on

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