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Random music news for Thursday, July 29, 2021

A COVID vaccine in a pill? We could be close to one. Consider that as we go through music news

Is there a more Sisiphyian job on the planet than fetching shopping carts back to the store at Costco? Moving

Back to work after a short vacation. Things on these pages will be operating as normal for the next while.

If you’re an REM fan, you’ll want this new demo reissue. Spotify will start auto-transcribing podcasts over the next few

You know those blue light blocking nighttime modes on devices that are supposed to help you sleep? Yeah, about them…

When Danny Boyle was announced as the director of a Sex Pistols biopic TV series, most people were quite pleased.

Before we begin, please give it up for this rooster who gave it his all. Now go out there are

This gives new meaning to the term “dirty money.” We’re number one! We’re number one! CA-NA-DA! Yay. And ew. Moving

Aliens are watching us from here. Maybe. It could be that they’re looking for music news for October 24, 2020.

Happy Thanksgiving! (Yes, American readers, we have our own that doesn’t seem to involve an orgy of shopping.) It’s a

Once we get a COVID-19 vaccine, I hope it also comes in pumpkins spice latte. As for music news for

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 […]
Mark Silver