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Random music news for Monday, April 26, 2021

Before we begin, please give it up for this rooster who gave it his all. Now go out there are

Who’s getting impeached for Christmas? I think I know whoooooo… On to music news for December 6, 2019. BAD TikTok.

Lots of hockey, baseball, and football this weekend. I may not leave the couch. Here’s music news for October 5,

[Contributor Cameron Allan takes a look at one of the quirkiest annual music festivals on the planet. – AC] Secret

Usually a killer lineup is enough to draw in festival crowds, but sometimes unique features can lend that extra edge.

If you’re going to be at Canadian Music Week and you see me, make sure you come up and say

There are maybe 320,000 people in all of Iceland but just about every single one of them seems to be

As we approach the winter solstice, the organizers of Secret Solstice, Iceland’s biggest music festival held at the opposite side

There’s a school of thought that says play-by-play announcers should remain neutral, even if they’re the home team’s official guy. Gudmundur

I’ve been drafted to play sl0w pitch this weekend. It will not be pretty. Here’s some music news. RIP Bernie

Iceland’s Thrihnuagigur volcano hasn’t so much as belched in about 4,000 years, but it’s not classified as extinct. It’s dormant, sleeping.

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