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Random music news for Monday, May 17, 2021

Will you ever hug anyone again? Some people aren’t so sure. Maybe instead embrace the music news for May 17,

There’s now a board game for cats. Please enjoy. And now, music news for April 13, 2021. Here’s an ask

SpaceX Starship go BOOM! Now some not-quite-as-explosive music news for March 5, 2021. Ian Brown of the Stone Roses is

Jawed Karim was frustrated. He’d heard about Janet Jackson’s infamous nip-slip wardrobe malfunction during the Super Bowl halftime show in

No, it’s not your imagination. You may have seen robins earlier than usual. Let’s move to music news for April

Back in the home office after two weeks. But I don’t know why I bothered to unpack because I’m gone

Nothing frightens or outrages America more than the site of a nipple. Prime time TV can depict all manner of

Say what you will about the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – who deserves to be in and what

Still in Vancouver at the Skookum Festival. Having a good time. Wish you were here. And now, some music news

I’d forgotten about this game. Eleven years ago today, the Texas Rangers beat the Baltimore Orioles 30-0 in the worst route

Joe Jackson, father of Michael, Janet, LaToya, Jermaine, Randy, Jackie, Tito, and Marlon (he had 11 children in total), has

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