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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:

The Genius of Live Sports Production – Paul Graham In Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 013 December 1, 2020
The best live sports executive producers are a blend of genius, in both art and science. Whether we realize it or not, as viewers, we are of course more deeply engaged in cliffhangers. Match outcomes that keep us tuned in until the very end. That is where the executive producer shines. The research and preparation […]
Mark Silver
Intimate Gatherings of Sports Fans and Media Personalities – Kevin Kennedy in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 012 November 25, 2020
No matter the sport, passionate fans and pundits have long debated the goings-on in the clubhouse or on the pitch of every pro sports team. For most of us, this dialogue and discord are limited to Twitter, or perhaps yelling at sports talk radio hosts in our cars. If you were paying slightly more attention, […]
Mark Silver
The Business of Independent Production – Don Young in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 011 November 18, 2020
Canadians have long heard about Canadian content, aka CanCon. What most outside of the broadcast business don’t generally realize is that much of that content is actually subsidized by the private broadcasters, such as Bell Media and Rogers Media. Many independent producers have made a career, and a lot of money, perfecting the art of […]
Mark Silver