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Big U.S. festivals and tours are going ahead? Is this a good idea?

Over the weekend, Miami hosted Rolling Loud, attracting somewhere beyond 200,000 people to see acts like A$AP Rocky, Travis Scott,

That’s a lot to pay for a short flight. Still, what a flight, right? Moving on to music news for

The Clash never really formally broke up. They just kind of…evaporated sometime in 1986 with no official announcement or farewell.

The US has been vaccinating people against COVID-19 like crazy. It’s to the point where the CDC says it’s okay

On August 2, 1994, the fourth annual Lollapalooza tour rolled into Saratoga, New York for a stop at the famous

In case you missed it, Dawn Wells–Mary Ann on Gilligan’s Island–died this week at the age of 82. COVID. On

The music festival is hardly a recent creation. People have been gathering in fields to hear music for centuries. In

Are we already at the third long weekend of the summer? (Yes, America, we get Monday off.) Make it a

This is the latest from Cameron Gordon over at Completely Ignored. It pretty much speaks for itself. Click here to

The first-ever video posted on YouTube, “Me at the Zoo,” was posted on this day in 2005. Moving on to

Lollapalooza’s roots are in alt-rock culture. Other festivals (read: Coachella) might morph into an event that serves the needs of

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