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Random music news for Monday, July 5, 2021

While music festivals are being canceled all across the UK, this swinger’s festival went ahead. What could possibly go wrong?

…and it’s even weirder than you might remember.

This is good news. Could warp engine nacelles be far behind? Off to examine music news for March 31, 2021.

Attention, Batman fans. You could have purchased Batman #1 if you had this much money. You probably don’t, so let’s

Jeezus. These people are nuts. Ignore them and focus on music news for December 29, 2020, instead. That recorded voice

Because it’s Christmas Eve, here’s a picture of Danzig wrapping presents. View this post on Instagram A post shared by

Greta Thunberg, the Swedish teen activist who went after world leaders at the UN about their inaction on climate change,

One of the great things about the alt-rock revolution of the 1990s was its seemingly endless diversity. The sounds from

Every once in a while, an artist has been able to convince a celebrity to appear in a music video.

When I was in Hong Kong the other day, a guy in a shop asked where I was from. “Toronto,”

Business takes me to the Gold Coast of Australia this week. As far as you’re concerned, I’m standing upside down.

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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