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Apple Music formally introduces Spatial Audio

On day one of WWDC, Apple previewed a series of products and services as well as announced some changes to

If you were to have opened Apple Music over the weekend and click browse, this tease appeared. A little digging

This could be the weirdest radio station I’ve ever heard of. Cool. Back to reality with a look at music

Got a nutty friend who believes in QAnon? Better read this. Once you absorb that, move on to music news

Why is it that so many people claim to love music but settle for terrible sound through cheap earbuds, bad

Music news for All Hallow’s Eve Eve: October 30, 2018. Weekly Canadian music sales and streams vs. this point last

Hardcore audiophiles will often stop at nothing when it comes to acquiring esoteric stereo gear. At the Hong Kong High-End

I really should pay more attention to what’s happening in our country rather than watching the next installment of the

Outside of the discs that come with box sets and the occasional impulse purchase, I’m pretty much done buying CDs.

Thirty years ago today–12 noon, October 3, 1986–I walked into the headquarters of CFNY-FM for the first time, ready to

Gizmodo reports on the Sony NW-WM1Z, which is being hyped as a “Premium Walkman with High-Resolution Audio.” For that price, the

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