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Random music news for Thursday, November 26, 2020

Come on in! We have lots of room. As you make your plans, here’s music news for November 26, 2020.

Artist: Elbow, “Kindling (Fickle Flame) ft. John Grant” Album: N/A Forever one of my favourite bands out of Manchester Sounds

Please. Why do we want to bring back an obsolete bad-sounding music storage format? Those who are nostalgic for cassettes

No matter where I happen to be on the globe, I always find time to post eleven handpicked tracks for

After having picked through material from the last few weeks, here are eleven tracks that I think worthy of your

Artist: elbow, “All Disco” Album: Little Fictions Long time favourite of mine out of Manchester Sounds like: Emotional psychedelia Link/Listen/Watch:

Ah, the first playlist of spring! How can you not want to listen–especially since there’s a new Pop Will Eat

Some one-line news stories to keep you up to date: There was a terrible accident at SXSW last night when

Their sixth studio album, The Take Off and Landing of Everything, will be out in North America March 11.

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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