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Random music news for Friday, April 10, 2020

I completely forgot that we had a long weekend this week. Frankly, EVERY weekend for the last month has been

Once the Province of Ontario softened up their liquor laws in 1946, Toronto came alive. This is when Toronto’s jazz

The dogs stuck their noses outside this morning, sniffed the cold and said “Nope. We’re holding it until April.” I

The first half of the 20th century was driven by jazz. This was the dominant music of the era and

Streaming is dominated by hip-hop, R&B, and pop. If you’re going to be a star and make millions like Drake

It was on this day in 1970 that Bobby Orr scored THAT goal, the one with him flying through the

Our Milky Way galaxy, which is at least 100,000 light-years across, completes a rotation in a leisurely 225 to 250 million

I just can’t stop staring at the car crash that is the Trump administration. It’s better than any TV show,

There’s plenty of music that we don’t like right away. Opera, for example. Modern jazz is another. So is virtually

Ever hear of Harry Anslinger? Probably not, even though he was America’s first drug czar. Much of today’s war on

It was on this day in 1976 that the Montreal Olympics opened. Twenty-five African teams boycotted the games because 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 […]
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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 […]
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