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Random music news for Saturday, June 20, 2020

What’s the over/under on the number of people who attend the Trump rally tonight in Tulsa and get COVID-19? Just

This isn’t exactly a new story–it’s been circulating since shortly after James Brown died in hospital on Christmas Day 2006

Happy 57th birthday, Axl Rose. And now for music news on February 6, 2019. A Foo Fighter got hurt and

With Playboy magnate Hugh Hefner’s passing at the ripe old age of 91, Paste takes a look at his influences

It’s Memorial Day in the US and a bank holiday in the UK, but there’s still music news for May

I’m somewhere between Perth, Australia, and home in Toronto. Through the miracle of traveling east across the date line and

Even if you’ve never heard the name Clyde Stubblefield, you’ve heard his work–or at least about 20 seconds’ worth of

It was December 25, 2006, that word came down that James Brown had died at the age of 73. His

Every morning at 8:45, I do a break with Fred and Mel on the morning show on 102.1 the Edge.

I’ve heard–and not being a boxing fan, I’m not sure if this is entirely true–that Mike Tyson once employed a

Donkey Kong first showed up on this day in 1981. It featured a character named Mario, of course. Interesting theory:

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