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Random music news for Monday, September 3, 2018

Labour Day. I plan to do no labour at all today–except maybe a little reporting on the music news for

This is the 45th anniversary of the release of Pong, the first commercially successful video game. And in music news

God bless the British, a people who will on anything. For decades, many millions of quid have been laid down

Malcolm Young, brother of Angus and a co-founder of AC/DC, has died at the age of 64. He’d retired from

Thanks to everyone who offered up home remedies for kidney stones. So far, so good. John Lennon’s iconic spectacles are

This is one of the slowest music news week of the year. Blame American Thanksgiving. There will be a revealing

This comes via Loudwire.

Part of the source code for the rumours surrounding AC/DC’s imminent retirement–rumours the band has denied–involves the health of rhythm

The rumours began with a report out of a Perth radio station which was based on some kind of anonymous

There are all kinds of rumours coming out of Australia today regarding a “sad detail” with AC/DC’s future. While 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 […]
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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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