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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

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 […]
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The Ultimate Backstage Pass – David Kines in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 032 May 17, 2021
In today’s everything-on-demand world, it may be hard for anyone born post-Y2 K to answer a simple question, “where do you watch music videos?” A reasonable answer would be YouTube, Apple Music, or maybe even Tiktok. Prior to the dawn of YouTube in 2005, the answer was easy. MTV if you’re American, and of course […]
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