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Random music news for Wednesday, August 11, 2021

My garden shed doesn’t look like this. And who knew there was a “Shed of the Year” competition? Now: about

Today (June 14) has been declared Massey Hall Day in Toronto. Why? Because after years of renovations and restoration, the

On the night of March 4, 1982, John Belushi was partying hard at the Chateau Marmont. A few people, including

Finally made it Bangkok without our pilots crashing our planes into any poles. I’ll take that as a victory. And

Happy birthday, Dad! Oh, and Bono, too. Here’s some music news for May 10. The Stone Temple Pilots have apparently

Fine wine, great food, live music, and a beautiful outdoor venue – sounds like a fantastic night, right? Actually, you

In 2015, Orillia installed a statue of music legend Gordon Lightfoot at Barnfield Point. This fall, a new homage

Back in the days when radio announcers had to play actual records and CDs (as opposed to high-powered hard drive

It’s a pretty trendy part of town now with multi-million-dollar townhomes and condos, high-end shops, five-star hotels and expensive shops.

Today is International Sushi Day. More unagi, please. Remember that domestic dispute involving Paul Simon and Edie Brickell? Never mind.

Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
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