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Random music news for Saturday, October 17, 2020

Fun with obsolete gadgets! Once you get through that, try music news for October 17, 2020. Coronavirus update: There was

Still no societal collapse in Canada following the legalization of weed. You know, if we do this right, we can

Today is the long trip home from Asia. Thanks to crossing to the dateline, April 6, 2018, will be about

I love the idea of Trump’s plan for a big military parade in Washington. The comments to these ideas are

This is why the Internet was invented, apparently. (Via Tom. Talk to him.)

“Despacito” by Luis Fonsi is by far the biggest single of 2017. When I checked this morning, the original video

No song has streamed more on YouTube than Luis Fonsi’s “Despacito.” Add in the Justin Biber remix and the total

It was on this day in 1990 that Milli Vanilli was stripped of their Grammy Award because they didn’t actually

“Despactio” is easily the biggest song of 2017, so it was just a matter of time before someone used it

It was on this day in 1995 that OJ Simpson was acquitted. And this week, he’s out of jail on

On this day in 1950, the first-ever Peanuts cartoon was published. And now, the music news for October 2. Got

Making “The End of The Storm” – James Erskine in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 026 March 24, 2021
This week’s guest — director James Erskine — joins us from England where he has just released his latest feature-length documentary, The End of The Storm. The documentary follows Liverpool Football Club and their fans as they navigate the covid-interrupted 2019-2020 Premier League winning season. James expertly weaves together the voice of Jürgen Klopp, the […]
Andrew Dick
Inside the Toronto Sports Media Scene – Jonah Sigel in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 025 March 17, 2021
Being a Toronto sports fan hasn’t been easy for many generations of Torontonians. Of course, the Raptors NBA title was kind of a reset for the city, and there were a couple of crazy Blue Jays runs a few years back, but those were more so the Toronto sports awakening for Millenials. For Gen X, […]
Mark Silver
In a League of Her Own – Mary Ellen Carlyle in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 024 March 10, 2021
Dome Productions is a relatively unknown company. Anyone who has walked by Gate 13 at Rogers Centre while attending a Toronto Blue Jays game has likely missed the small Dome Productions office sign, which looks more like a cornerstone time-capsule on the building’s facade. However, there’s a good reason you’ve never heard of Dome. They […]
Mark Silver