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Random music news for Thursday, March 11, 2021

Warp drive is possible! (And we didn’t need Zefram Cochrane, either.) Can First Contact be far behind? Let’s zip over

Now that the Super Bowl is in the books, the annual impeachment event starts today. This will be weird, of

David Mullaney may have started out as a jazz accordion player, but that didn’t stop him from changing the world

This was a momentous day for music in 1954. Texas Instruments introduced the first-ever transistor radio: the Regency TR-1. And

Electronic music has been part of culture for going on almost fifty years now. We might have got into it

What is it about cassettes–a hateful, obsolete technology, in my opinion–that engenders so much love in certain quarters? The Vinyl

The last 12 months have not been kind to music fans. We’ve lost Lemmy, David Bowie, Prince, Phife Dawg, Frank

I’d have this print in my office. Officially named the Electric Love Blueprint, it features over 200 electronic artists and

This is a great article from DJBroadcast.net: During a one-hour Q&A, Detroit techno legend Juan Atkins took us through the

Our sister website, Geeks&Beats, has this look at the annual celebration of synth music. “Moogfest is a platform for conversation

Okay, so maybe not. But this clip from 1968 is still pretty cool. (Via Open Culture) https://youtu.be/zmZqDfFDK5Y https://youtu.be/Yybwvm1r1Sg

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