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Random music news for Tuesday, July 20, 2021

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

When The Killers released “Mr. Brightside” as a single on September 29, 2003, they had no idea they had created

Did this kind of comet kill off the dinosaurs? And did you know that this is happening in music news

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. I was also on Feedback on SiriusXM’s VOLUME channel talking about the issue.

Merry Christmas! Bet you thought there’d be no music news for December 25, did you? Wrong. An original Dave Grohl

Let’s say goodbye to Donald Trump with some repurposed Sound of Music. Here’s a fine collection of ugly music-themed Christmas

Will in-person Black Friday shopping add to our COVID-19 problems? I’d bet on it. Stay home, shop online, and enjoy

If you like following the backroom machinations of the music industry, you’ll know that a number of companies are buying

Here’s what you need to start your day: A mashup of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring with the Teletubbies. You’re welcome.

Still on vacation staycation. Still haven’t accomplished much around the house–except for putting together music news for August 5, 2020.

If you follow American politics, you’d better read this. Once you’re done, try to calm down by browsing through music

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