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Random music news for Saturday, September 15, 2018

Gotta take the dogs for detailing today. Let someone else struggle with 25 kg bull terriers who don’t like having

If there’s one cool non-football thing about the World Cup, it’s our quadriennial instruction in vexillology. Back to music news

May 29, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, HomePod

Apple came late to the smart speaker game and lags far behind Google Home and Amazon’s Echo line. It doesn’t

Queen Victoria has been dead since 1901, but we’re eternally grateful for this May holiday. She was actually born on

Today is the 36th birthday of the computer mouse. My carpal tunnel syndrome is not celebrating. And now, some music

Go home, polar vortex. You’re drunk. That’s all I’ve got–other than these music news items for April 14, 2018. Here

On this day in 1993–25 years ago–a show called The Ongoing History of New Music ran for the first time.

When Apple bought Beats for more than $3 billion in 2014, they acquired the entire line of Beats headphones, which

Fifteen years ago today, one of the worst concert tragedies in history happened with a pyro display during a Great

Good thing for computer calendars. Otherwise, how would we able to keep track of which February weekends across the continent

Valentine’s Day: a made-up holiday designed to make dudes feel guilty and single people even more lonely. Who needs it?

Delivering Reach for the Biggest Brands – Alan Dark in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 027 April 12, 2021
In a world obsessed with digital and mobile engagement, as well as the rise of subscription streaming entertainment services, like Netflix and now Disney+, it’s easy to overlook the going’s on in the broadcast media business. The reality is, the 75-year-old business is having a moment. Perhaps it is due, in part, to a global […]
Mark Silver
Making “The End of The Storm” – James Erskine in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 026 March 24, 2021
This week’s guest — director James Erskine — joins us from England where he has just released his latest feature-length documentary, The End of The Storm. The documentary follows Liverpool Football Club and their fans as they navigate the covid-interrupted 2019-2020 Premier League winning season. James expertly weaves together the voice of Jürgen Klopp, the […]
Andrew Dick
Inside the Toronto Sports Media Scene – Jonah Sigel in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 025 March 17, 2021
Being a Toronto sports fan hasn’t been easy for many generations of Torontonians. Of course, the Raptors NBA title was kind of a reset for the city, and there were a couple of crazy Blue Jays runs a few years back, but those were more so the Toronto sports awakening for Millenials. For Gen X, […]
Mark Silver