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Sunday fun with isolated vocals featuring Jim Morrison and “Hello I Love You”

Listening to isolated vocals–especially from the era before studio trickery and Auto Tune fakery–is revelatory because it shows the true

Korn might have been the first rock band to issue branded facemasks. Now everyone is getting into the game. A

I’m not a fan of Halloween, but I do like a good scare from things like movies, novels, and even

One hundred years ago today, at 11 am on November 11, 2018, the guns fell silent on the battlefields of

Years ago when I was still in high school, an older girl name Sharon asked me to transfer some of

I walked into a restaurant for bacon and eggs this morning and what’s the first thing I heard? Mariah Carey’s

Back in the UK for a couple of days for a Sparks concert (that was last night), a trip to

There is NO productivity this week, is there? But isn’t that what summer is for? And now, music news for

Back to work. I know, I know. The first week of January is always THE WORST. Still, we must trudge

When a famous artist passes on, he/she/they can be outlived by their art, a massive and valuable body of work

The person who introduced me to The Doors was a girl named Sharon. She was several grades ahead of me

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