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Random music news for Wednesday, December 5, 2018

Think air pollution is bad today? It’s nothing compared to The Great Smog of London which descended on this city

What kind of week is Donald Trump in for? Who’s next to go down? Don Jr? Jared? Roger Stone? Have

My neighbourhood drugstore is already stocking Halloween supplies. Anyone seen Christmas displays yet? Too soon, people. Too soon. It’s only

On this day in 1975, the Zapruder film was shown on TV for the first time. The JFK assassination investigation

Flying home from Desert Trip with dust permeating every cranny of my sinuses. It was worth it, though. McCartney is

Because it’s part of my job, I subscribe to everything. Spotify, Apple Music, Google Play Music, Deezer–I get ’em all

It used to be that the only radio stations anyone could tune in were the ones in their local area.

Bono is no fan of Donald Trump. He and Adam Clayton reiterated that in an interview before their iHeartRadio gig

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

Remember Harold Camping? He was the religious nut who said that the world was going to end on this day

On this day in 1970, Apollo 13 was launched at 13:13 CST. Triskaidekaphobia, anyone? And now, the music news…. 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 […]
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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