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Random Music News for Friday, November 24, 2017

Is it “Happy Black Friday” or “Merry Black Friday?” I can never remember. And now, some music news for November

The sky is blue. The sun rises in the east. My bull terriers think they’re lap dogs. These are undeniable

First, the bad news. An alarming number of young people are still losing some of their hearing as the result

A couple of years ago on a trek through Vietnam, I chanced upon a firing range where for a buck

Everyone who’s ever been to a loud concert knows that underwater feeling the next day as your ears struggle to

Rupinder, a guy who’s always on the lookout for stories where music and medicine intersect, sent me this article from

If you still think it’s cool to expose yourself to loud music without any sort of protection, read this from

You gotta feel for AC/DC’s Brian Johnson. At age 68, his hearing has deteriorated to the point where he’s been

It used to be that no one used any kind of hearing protection at gigs and rehearsals, that whole “If

I’m not a fan of Beats headphones. They’re overly bass-y, overly expensive and over-hyped. And now, according to Policy Mic,

Still waiting for spring… Has Rage Against Machine played their last show? Study: Musicians run a higher risk of hearing

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 […]
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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