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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

It was eleven years ago today that Sully Sullivan landed that airliner in the Hudson River. Moving to music news

Las Vegas is always looking for ways to part people from their money, especially those who (temporarily) beat the house.

Is it just me or are you getting more spam calls on your mobile phone and/or land line? I’m averaging

It was 50 years ago today that Apollo 12 landed on the moon. Then we have music news for November

January is half over. That’s the kind of thing I’m holding onto right about now. The average Spotify users pays

And how was our first weekend with legal weed? In any shape to look at music news for October 22,

Still no societal collapse in Canada following the legalization of weed. You know, if we do this right, we can

On October 1, 2017, not long into Jason Aldean’s nighttime set at the Route 91 Music Festival in Las Vegas,

I spent the weekend at the Life is Beautiful music festival in downtown Las Vegas (i.e. not the modern Strip

Imagine this: An eco- and socially-conscious entrepreneur based in Las Vegas helps build an online shoe-selling company which is then

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