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Ongoing History Daily: Music and automation, part 1

Today, many musicians are worried about the future impact of artificial intelligence. All kinds of work is being done with

This week’s question comes from a discussion I had with a radio fan who was wondering why Q107/Toronto–formerly a pure

If you’re a fan of grunge history, one album you should listen for is called Deep Six. This is a

SpaceX Starship go BOOM! Now some not-quite-as-explosive music news for March 5, 2021. Ian Brown of the Stone Roses is

Rick Beato has a fairly convincing argument. Take, for example, Live and Throwing Copper. “As the 90s progressed, Live basically

Attention, Batman fans. You could have purchased Batman #1 if you had this much money. You probably don’t, so let’s

One of the revelations in Mariah Carey’s upcoming memoir is that she made a grunge record in secret back in

When grunge broke through in the early 90s, it brought a fashion sense with it: jeans, Docs, and flannel shirts.

Here’s another graphic from Cameron Gordon at Completely Ignored which details all the grunge bands and alternative acts who spun

One of the great things about the alt-rock revolution of the 1990s was its seemingly endless diversity. The sounds from

There’s been a lot of talk about the Showbox in Seattle this summer, as a Vancouver-based developer announced its intent

Revenue Architects… Beyond the : 30-second spot – Derek Myers, Christos Nikitopoulos, Kevin Worsley in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 030 May 4, 2021
Well behind the scenes in the media business lurks smart folks who really know their way around a spreadsheet. They’re the ones who have charted out and flighted all the commercials, billboards, features and other innovative forms of sponsor integration. We’re of course referring to… revenue management. If you’ve never heard of this career path, […]
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King of the Deal – Phil King in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 029 April 26, 2021
Sports fans today can watch more games and global competitions than we could have possibly imagined, even 20 years ago. For those of us that can remember, which generally means Boomers and Gen-X, there really weren’t many sports to watch until the advent of pay-TV in the mid-80s, which saw the dawn of specialty channels […]
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Leading the pack in the Sports Betting Race – Jim Lawson in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 028 April 20, 2021
For several years, the legalization of single-event sports betting and the planned provincially controlled roll-out has been a hot topic. During that time, Woodbine Entertainment‘s astute executives have been watching and waiting while investing in the media and digital technologies that will be needed in a Canadian landscape where offshore behemoths are permitted to operate […]
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