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Random music news for Wednesday, January 6, 2020

Is anyone else being bombarded with spam saying that they’ve won/inherited/chosen to receive thousands or millions of dollars? I’ve seen

It was on this day in 1987 that a short-form animated feature called The Simpsons first appeared as an interstitial

Please, people: If there’s snow on the hood or roof of your car, sweep it off before you head out

Has Kanye done anything crazy yet today? He’s had enough attention this week, so we’ll leave him out of music

I just can’t stop staring at the car crash that is the Trump administration. It’s better than any TV show,

Jet lag is real. I’m still so dizzy from the time change (12 time zones!) that I’m not even sure

Has it only been two years since the Bataclan? It seems like forever. Here’s the music news for Monday, November

[Passsionate about something musical that you want to get off your chest? Got a great story to share? Fantastic! Guest

This is officially World Sauntering Day. Get up and go take a leisurely walk. Go on. Do it after you

Last Sunday night at 11:43 ET, I screamed at my TV. After waiting for nearly four hours to see the

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