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Random music news for Friday, April 30, 2021

She smuggled a gun into jail HOW? Oh. Sorry for the mental image. Distract yourself with music news for April

My first-ever purchase of CBD pills arrived in the mail. Let’s see if these things help me sleep. Meanwhile, here’s

It’s both Memorial Day in the US and a bank holiday in the UK, so let’s see if anything is

The first incident of commercial airline sabotage happened on this day in 1933. And now, some music news for October

Once again, here’s another hand-picked list of new tunes from my that I hope will pique some kind of interest.

Someone here in Singapore has ordered a brand new Bugatti Chiron for $3.2 million–and left-hand drive cars are illegal here.

When Florence Welch heard that a fan couldn’t make her show in Austin because he was too ill to leave hospice

By: Juliette Jagger (@juliettejagger) Artist: Illitry “Fall” Album:Sunset EP Hamilton electronic outfit Illitry have returned with a brand new song

I think it’s important that we have performers who are larger than life. Music is, after all, showbiz. It’s supposed

This is the latest we can possibly have the change back to standard time. Damn, it’s dark in the morning.

Just because it’s Thanksgiving doesn’t mean there isn’t music news… Kayne West auditioned for American Idol over the weekend. No,

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