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Random music news for Friday, November 30, 2018

It’s been a bad year for romaine lettuce, hasn’t it? I miss my caesar salads. Here’s some music news for November

One year of Trump. How y’all feeling? And now, some music news for November 9. Speaking of Trump, Paul McCartney

About ten days ago, I sat in on a talk by producer Steve Lillywhite who went off on a jag

Off to Winnipeg to visit the folks tonight. I’ve packed lots of mosquito repellant. The indie music sector is really,

Business takes me to the Gold Coast of Australia this week. As far as you’re concerned, I’m standing upside down.

You may have heard that indie labels across the planet are steamed at YouTube because the company has unilaterally set

You may have heard that YouTube, the largest source of music in the Sagittarius arm of the Milky Way, is

There was an interesting panel at the AIM Connected Conference in London yesterday which dealt with indie artists/labels in 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 […]
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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