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Random music news for Saturday, July 17, 2021

So we’re getting a new Star Trek film after all! Good. Now some music news for July 17, 2021. RIP

[This was my column for GlobalNews.ca. -AC] When the skews appeared for Lorde’s Solar Power album, her first record in

Thanks the rise of streaming, CD sales have been dropping like an extinction-level asteroid for years. Most new cars don’t

Got terminal hiccups? There’s new hope! And then there’s music news for June 23, 2021. Deezer is joining the race

Lorde’s new single, “Solar Power,” is basically a long build a chorus. And along the way, you might have thought

Yesterday (June 10), swaths of Canada were treated to an annular eclipse of the sun, which sees the moon almost

Yep. That’s about right. No worries. On to the next court. pic.twitter.com/xR2vA0FRzS — Brown Eyed Susan (@smc429) December 15, 2020

As you may have determined from my out-of-office note, I’m AWOL for the next bit. Where? Send an email to

If you love deep dives into what makes certain songs hits, you’ll love this deconstruction of “Royals” by Lorde. It’s

The first book in Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series was published on this day in 1979. And for

Today is the long trip home from Asia. Thanks to crossing to the dateline, April 6, 2018, will be about

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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