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Random music news for Monday, May 3, 2021

Let’s start the week with 99 pieces of advice that everyone should heed. (Via Walter) Once you digest that, here’s

Back in 2018, I led a week-long tour of rock’n’roll landmarks through London. We visited everything from Abbey Road to

Yep. December. And that bougainvillea in my backyard has finally died. That was one tough tropical plant. And now the music

There’s a new documentary called Get Back coming soon which demolishes any misunderstanding that the only music that came out

Like a lot of music obsessives, I collect memorabilia–finances (and The Wife’s tolerance for such behavior) permitting, of course. Compared

No 503 errors on the website so far today. That’s good. And so is this roundup of music news. Even

Back to reality. Drat. It was much more fun monitoring the music news from a Caribbean villa. Guys: This will

The Beatles are the most studied, most documented band in history. Every one of their 240-ish songs have been catalogued,

In the glory days of transatlantic cruise ships, few European ports were more important than Liverpool. Thousands of ships big

This dates from April 13, 1994, when the band performed at Lomax in Liverpool. Stuff like this all part of

Aussie Greg Clayton has put together an amazing rock’n’roll tour for fans of both British rock and the pirate radio

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 […]
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