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Taylor Swift is apparently the most common job supervisor for home improvement projects

Since most of us have been home for most of the past year (or should’ve been…), tons of people have

On behalf of everyone in the part of North America where May weather has yet to assert itself, go home

First day of fall. While I love autumn, I’m trying not to think of what’s coming next unless I absolutely

Spare me the Groundhog Day references. I get it. Spare me the Groundhog Day references. I get it. Spare me

This is Cliff Burton Day! I hope you bought a card. In other music news for February 10… Here are

And how was the long weekend? Ready for some music news for May 23? Justin Bieber has pink eye. Just

The middle 70s were a hideous time for people who loved rock. David Gates and Bread getting all sappy and

It was on this day in 2014 that HR Giger, creator of the xenomorph in the Alien movies, died. And

It was on this day that The Pill was approved for use in the US. That didn’t change society much,

Yep, I have the post-Canadian Music Week cold. Anyone else? And now, music news for April 25. Record Store Day

Just because it’s Thanksgiving doesn’t mean there isn’t music news… Kayne West auditioned for American Idol over the weekend. No,

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