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Random music news for Tuesday, September 14, 2021

NOW they invent something like this. I could have used this a while back. Live and learn. Now some music

The broadcast student was sitting across from me. She’d come to me with a problem. “I can’t tell the difference

Happy Back to the Future Day! Time’s up. Where’s my goddamn hoverboard? Wait: are we getting an announcement about power-lacing

I’m all for better-sounding audio, so anything anyone can do to raise educate people on the fact that MP3s sound

As a longtime unreformed audiophile, I’ve long lamented how the general public doesn’t seem to care about audio quality anymore.

There have been a number of attempts to upgrade the sound of CDs in the last fifteen years: SACD, HD-CDs,

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 […]
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