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Random music news for Monday, April 26, 2021

Before we begin, please give it up for this rooster who gave it his all. Now go out there are

Paranoid? Try this product. If you buy it, you’ve got bigger problems (Via Larry). This is music news for May

Squirt, the junior English bull terrier in the house, turns five today. Special treats for everyone! On to music news

Happy 44th birthday, Seth McFarlane. Now, some music news for October 26. This is what tinnitus sounds like. If you

I was a little shocked to see this piece of news: “U2 Lands No. 1 on Top Facebook Live Videos

Guy Oseary, Madonna’s manager (and U2’s, come to think of it), is now a co-manager of Kurt Cobain’s estate. He

On our last episode, I was pretty merciless in my analysis of Jay Z’s attempt to take on Rdio and

One of the smartest music guys I’ve ever met is Paul McGuinness, the guy who took four teenagers from Dublin

So is U2’s Songs of Innocence deal with Apple the biggest album release of all time or a spamming of

Got your copy of Songs of Innocence yet? In case you were orbiting Ganymede for the last couple of days

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