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Random music news for Wednesday, October 16, 2019

The Cuban Missile Crisis began on this day in 1962. We don’t need another one of those, ever. Otherwise, how

No more turkey. Please. Let’s just do music news for October 15, 2019, and then go for another nap. Canadian

If you’ve seen the new Joker, you’ll remember a scene where Joaquin Phoenix dances down a staircase while he transforms

On this day in 1921, KDKA Pittsburgh became the first radio station to broadcast a live football game. Fast-forwarding to

On this day in 1988, Michael Jordan made the slam-dunk that was immortalized as the logo for all those Air

Too much coffee this morning. WAAAAAYYY too much. A “holy grail” acoustic Gibson was found in a Waterloo, Ontario, music

Wow. That’s a grammatically convoluted headline, but you get what I mean, right? For example, I get plenty of emails

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