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Taylor Swift is apparently the most common job supervisor for home improvement projects

Since most of us have been home for most of the past year (or should’ve been…), tons of people have

Remember when Ozzy and disco were two polar opposites when it came to music? Not anymore. (Via Tom)

Happy birthday George Harrison! He would have turned 76 today. As for music news on February 25… R Kelly’s bail

Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You” is inescapable here in Vietnam. We heard it four times in

I promised myself I’d use part of the Christmas break to file all those CDs on the floor of my

A list like this comes up at least once a year or so at the behest of some kind of

What do David Bowie, Brian Eno, Mute Records founder Daniel Miller, Nine Inch Nails, Daft Punk and Donna Summer all

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