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Ongoing History Daily: Life after music

The music business is a dangerously fickle place, which means for the majority of performers, their luck runs out and

It’s Memorial Day in the US but music news never sleeps, you know? Here’s what’s happening for May 31, 2021.

My all-time favourite Faith No More track is “We Care a Lot” from 1985 featuring original singer Chuck Mosley. It’s

Before we begin with must news for Monday June 1, 2020, here’s some fun music trivia. (Via Chris) Coronavirus update

Schmooze, the elder English bull terrier, turns 12 today. What a sweetheart. And moving to music news for May 19,

Flying back from CES today on Air Canada Rouge Rough. It’s the only airline where you can get LESS legroom

US Thanksgiving. ‘Murica is carb loading for Black Friday. At this time tomorrow, we’ll be watching video of consumers killing

American Thanksgiving week. At least we’ll get some extra football on Thursday. Here’s music news for November 25, 2019. Christopher

Building and maintaining a band is a lot like building and maintain a sports team. You struggle and wheel-and-deal and

Wait: ALL alcohol is bad for you? Bummer story for the weekend, innit? Meanwhile, in music news for August 25,

There are just some things that shouldn’t mix. Oil and water. Nitro and glycerine. Tequila and–well, it’s probably not a

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