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Random music news for Friday, May 4, 2018

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

Valentine’s Day: a made-up holiday designed to make dudes feel guilty and single people even more lonely. Who needs it?

People will always attempt to sneak drugs into gigs, even when they know cops will be there with sniffer dogs.

September 5, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments MDMA

Don’t you just hate it when you go to a gig and lose something? You might get it back through

There is NO productivity this week, is there? But isn’t that what summer is for? And now, music news for

There are many ways to clear or expand your mind to allow the free-flow of creativity: exercise, meditation and prayer

It was 45 years ago today that “The Long and Winding Road” became the Beatles last #1 hit. Bono will

Ravers are a little sadder today with the news that chemist and pharmacologist Alexander Shulgin has taken the ultimate trip.

My mom has terrible tinnitus. It’s so bad that in order to fall asleep she has to have the 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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