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Random music news for Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Now in transit home from Thailand. By the time I get home, I’ll have been traveling for 32 hours. Ouch.

As you may have determined from my out-of-office note, I’m AWOL for the next bit. Where? Send an email to

I should be in Thailand by now. If not, something has gone dreadfully wrong. But I still managed to compile

Has anyone ever counted up the number of commercials that features the Trivago guy? And now, the music news for

On this day in 1962 at the Marquee Club in London, a band called The Rolling Stones played their first-ever

I saw my first back-to-school flyer over the weekend. Too soon. Waaaaay too soon. And now, the music news. Aerosmith’s

I asked for a room at the Sunset Marquis and they ended up giving me a villa. I wonder how

In terms of stuff, musicians will put their name on a number of things. Look at Kiss for example. But

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