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Random music news for Saturday, March 23, 2019

Squirt, the junior English bull terrier in the house, turns five today. Special treats for everyone! On to music news

It was wall-to-wall coverage of the death of Aretha Franklin yesterday with obituaries and tributes. In amongst all those stories

If you have a smartphone (and you probably do), there’s a good chance you have the Shazam app installed. First

On this day in 1949, Newfoundland became Canada’s tenth province. Now, in music news… Spotify has raised another $1 billion

Super Bowl I was played in Los Angeles on this day in 1967. Green Bay beat Kansas City 35-10. And

Happy Black Friday. Let us all engage in an orgy of rabid consumerism. And now, the music news. Speaking of

Adele’s people have shown great wisdom in letting the Internet take the lead on “Hello” and allowing anyone and everyone

So what do you think of your new federal government? Just askin’. And now, the music news. Speaking of which,

Krist Novoselic, still as tall but with much less hair, recently appeared on Fox Business with Kennedy (the former MTVer)

July 23, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Empire, Fox

Fox’s Empire was a surprise hit of the second half of last year’s TV season. It’s coming back, of course–and

Remind me to phone my mom about her birthday. Here’s a story on how U2 is coping with all the

Delivering Reach for the Biggest Brands – Alan Dark in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 027 April 12, 2021
In a world obsessed with digital and mobile engagement, as well as the rise of subscription streaming entertainment services, like Netflix and now Disney+, it’s easy to overlook the going’s on in the broadcast media business. The reality is, the 75-year-old business is having a moment. Perhaps it is due, in part, to a global […]
Mark Silver
Making “The End of The Storm” – James Erskine in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 026 March 24, 2021
This week’s guest — director James Erskine — joins us from England where he has just released his latest feature-length documentary, The End of The Storm. The documentary follows Liverpool Football Club and their fans as they navigate the covid-interrupted 2019-2020 Premier League winning season. James expertly weaves together the voice of Jürgen Klopp, the […]
Andrew Dick
Inside the Toronto Sports Media Scene – Jonah Sigel in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 025 March 17, 2021
Being a Toronto sports fan hasn’t been easy for many generations of Torontonians. Of course, the Raptors NBA title was kind of a reset for the city, and there were a couple of crazy Blue Jays runs a few years back, but those were more so the Toronto sports awakening for Millenials. For Gen X, […]
Mark Silver