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Random music news for Tuesday, July 13, 2021

That’s a little too much for a Super Mario 64 game, don’t you think? Now let’s switch to music news

It’s an addition that might raise a few eyebrows for an international exercise ride-along, but the Tragically Hip are one

Just for fun, let’s start with Tom Petty on the bridge of the Starship Enterprise. Damn the (photon) torpedos? (Give

Probably not a great story for a Monday, but hey, we need caffeine, right? (Via Walter) Moving now to music

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] There those within the music industry — artists, especially — who

There’s a new gold rush going on within the music industry. Companies are buying up the publishing rights to thousands

Wednesday’s Twitter hack could be worse that we thought. Add that to the pile of crap that is 2020. Let’s

If it’s Tuesday, I should be somewhere in Thailand. Regardless of my present whereabouts, here’s music news for November 5,

The church down the street from me is having their annual vacation bible school, another sure sign that summer is

Tyrion turns 50 today. He used to front a punk band back in the day. As for other music news

This is the 71st birthday of NASCAR. As for music news for February 21, 2019… Just when we thought 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