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Ongoing History Daily: Disney’s musical error

In 1989, Disney decided that they wanted to get into the record industry. However, instead of buying an existing label,

[Here’s a post from the past worth resurrecting for today. – AC] For the life of me, I can’t understand

If you’re a parent with a young child who insists on listening to Disney songs over and over and over

Home from Asia after a 27 hour trip. Let the jetlag begin–but not before we tackle music news for November

On this day in 1972, Atari released Pong. It became the first successful commercial video game. As for music news

You may already have heard that Disney is going to adapt Nick Hornby’s High Fidelity for a TV show that

On this day in 1962, drummer Pete Best is fired by the Beatles. Two days later, he was replaced by

I just have time to watch the Royal Wedding from an anti-monarchist pub down the street from my London hotel

Oh, crap! I forgot to take care of my quarterly HST payment! Sorry, CRA. I’ll do it today. But first,

I don’t know where you are in the world, but here in central Canada, spring is nowhere to be seen.

Mickey Mouse first appeared in a short film called Steamboat Willy in 1928. Under copyright rules of the day, Mickey’s

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 […]
Mark Silver
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 […]
Mark Silver
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