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Random music news for Saturday, July 10, 2021

Beetle juice! And yes, I spelled that right. Enjoy that and then move on to music news for July 10,

Wanna see exactly how creepy and invasive Facebook is? Take a look at this. Once you’ve regained your composure, take

A week after he was first hospitalized for a heart attack brought on by a suspected drug overdose (that has

Great. Now we’re on the CDC’s shit list. WHERE ARE OUR VACCINES? COME ON, GOVERNMENTS! Now that my rant is

Canadian Thanksgiving. I get that. But why is Columbus Day still a thing? Think about that while you browse through

I’m not a fan of most Christmas music, but props must go to DMX for this (rather vulgar) version of

Happy Bastille Day! And here’s what’s making music news on July 14. Hardcore Trump supporter Kid Rock says he’s going

Is Cyber Monday still a thing? Or are we all used to buying stuff online now? As you consider that,

Into double-digits with February. We’re making progress. Time for some music news. Globally, Canadian acts are doing very well. See?

On this day in 2003, Netscape died and was replaced by Mozilla. Sinead O’Connor thinks that music has died. She

Now I have a cold. Nice timing, rhinovirus. Christina Aguilera went to Disneyland and got into a fight with Mickey

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 […]
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