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Random Music News for Wednesday, April 5, 2017

April 5, 2017April 5, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Apple, Brian Johnson, Disco, Future Islands, HMV, Mac Pro, Millennials, Radio, Roskilde, Spinal Tap, Tupac

Hey, has anyone heard from Kelleyanne Conway recently? Just wondering. And now, the music news. Brian Johnson of AC/DC has

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This Week’s Top 11 Playlist: 31 March 2017

March 31, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Chuck Berry, Del Paxton, FRONTEERS, Future Islands, Gorillaz, Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer, Jay Som, Last Giant, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Mister Tom, Said the Whale

Many songs are sent. Few are chosen. These are my eleven recommended picks for the week. Mediazoic takes care of

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Future Islands’ New Video Has Been Released in American Sign Language

March 25, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Future Islands, Sign Language

There’s something weirdly hypnotic about Baltimore’s Future Islands. Is it Samuel Herring’s vocal style? Gerrit Welmers keyboard programming? Whatever the

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Catch The Rolling Stones, Foo Fighters, Skrillex & More For a Whole $98 at 48th Edition of Le Festival d’été

July 8, 2015July 15, 2015 Juliette Jagger 0 Comments Anti-Flag, Arctic Monkeys, Black Lips, Deep Purple, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, FEQ, Foo Fighters, Future Islands, Iggy Azalea, Interpol, Jack Ü, Juliette Jagger, Le Festival d’été, Le Festival d’été de Québec, Lisa Leblanc, MAP, Milky Chance, Plains of Abraham, Run the Jewels, Skrillex, The Doobie Brothers, The Rolling Stones, Vance Joy, Yelle

By: Juliette Jagger With the summer festival season now in full swing, it can be difficult at times to decide

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More Letterman: This Performance by Future Islands Has Almost a Million Views

April 4, 2014April 4, 2014 Alan Cross 1 Comment Future Islands, Letterman, Singles

Future Islands made their national network debut last month and the resulting discussion has been, well, vigorous. But in 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 […]
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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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