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Random music news for Monday, June 28, 2021

Will we get more truth about UFOs/UAPs this week? Maybe. Bookmark that time after you check out music news for

That’s one of the new Elmo designs. I wonder where he got it? (For those readers who don’t know, the

Two weeks until the US presidential election. And wouldn’t you know it, but this could happen the day before. So

After six years, $30 million, and a pandemic that threatened to derail everything, Toronto’s El Mocambo reopened with its first

It’s finally happening: A beloved Toronto music venue, the El Mocambo, is coming back to life, palm tree lights and all.

The last time Toronto’s El Mocambo hosted a live gig, Barack Obama was still president and Donald Trump hadn’t even

After over five years of construction and tens of millions of dollars in renovations, the El Mocambo, one of Canada’s

Every day is Ground Hog Day, but I can confirm that this is music news for Thursday, April 16, 2020.

You know that things are weird when my visit to Costoco revealed that my local store totally out of antiseptic

A few weeks back, I had a private tour of the new-look El Mocambo, which has been under renovation forever.

Wearing a face mask to keep from being sick but frustrated that your iPhone’s Face ID won’t work? Try this.

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 […]
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