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Weekly survey: Which music awards program is the best?

The Junos are done for another year. The 50th-anniversary event was another virtual affair, but things should be back to

A Canadian moon rover? Cool! We know something about dark and cold places. Here’s what you need for music news

Talk about a cool collectible! I’m surprised it went so cheap. Then there’s music news for May 26, 2021. Drake

Let’s start the week with 99 pieces of advice that everyone should heed. (Via Walter) Once you digest that, here’s

I don’t like green beer. I do like music news for March 17, 2021. Why aren’t there more protest songs

Fun fact: Chinese couples are clamoring to get married next Sunday because the Chinese characters for that date (20210314) look

Warp drive is possible! (And we didn’t need Zefram Cochrane, either.) Can First Contact be far behind? Let’s zip over

Is anyone else being bombarded with spam saying that they’ve won/inherited/chosen to receive thousands or millions of dollars? I’ve seen

Merry Christmas! Bet you thought there’d be no music news for December 25, did you? Wrong. An original Dave Grohl

One more month left in this horrible year. Hang in there. Here’s music news for December 1, 2020. Halsey has

It’s Cyber Monday. But given that so many of us are in lockdown anyway, is that even a thing this

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 […]
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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 […]
Mark Silver