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Muse offers up a studio version of their Duran Duran cover

Back in September, Muse appeared on a French TV show called Taratata during which they decided it would be fun

There’s a French music show called Taratata. When Muse was promoting the release of Simulation Theory, they made an appearance

There are two Friday the 13ths this year. Here’s the second of them. Paraskevidekatriaphobics can rest easy for the rest

Sixty-five years today, the first Chevrolet Corvette rolled off the assembly line. Now we can talk about music news for

School’s out! Only 65-ish days until the first day of school! And now music news for Friday, June 29, 2018.

Imagine, for a moment, that awareness of sexual misdeeds and harassment had hit the music industry in the 60s, 70s

Today everything about music is digital (outside of us vinyl anoraks, of course) but 20 years ago it was the

Happy 22nd birthday, Playstation! And it was 24 years ago today that the first text message was sent. And now, the

Just remember that if you hear anything about Tool today, it’s probably fake. They love to pull April Fool’s pranks.

Is this the last week of July? Already? Here’s some music news to start the week. Bobbi Kristina Brown died

On this date in 1971, President Richard Nixon declares the U.S. War on Drugs. How’s that going, by the way? The

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