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Random music news for Saturday, February 20, 2021

Worrisome news from Mars via Perseverance: Still no sign of Matt Damon. But there is music news for February 20,

Kim Dotcom stuck so many fingers in the eye of the music industry that he was given the title of

It’s a digital trial for the digital age as Kim Dotcom of Megaupload secured the ability to have his extradition

Good morning, Donald Trump? How are you going to fly off the handle today? Have any music news for us?

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

Christmas Eve, the night that Tim Hortons closes. That just seems…spooky. And now, the music news. Coldplay’s Chris Martin has

Flying to Winnipeg tonight for Phantompalooza. If you’re from Winnipeg, I don’t have to explain. If you’re not, you’ll never

You remember Kim Dotcom, right? The crazy-rich coder who got that way by running Megaupload? The guy the US took

I’m the kind of guy for whom accurate audio is important. I’m an old-school audiophile, someone who believes that MP3s

The Megaupload man hunted by the US government speaks.

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