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There’s a new Spotify report on how Millennials and Gen Zs are using digital audio

Spotify is forever analyzing the music consumption patterns of its users. And given that Millennials (ages 26-40) and Gen Zs

Gen Z has taken a break from criticizing skinny jeans and side-parts because they’ve recently discovered that some Eminem lyrics

On this day in 1973, the first-ever handheld mobile phone call was made. As for music news on April 3,

One of my favourite quotes about music (and dammit, I can’t remember where I read this, so sorry for not

How many times have you said the following: “Kids and their music today, right? What’s wrong with them?” “Today’s music

It wasn’t that long ago that going to a music festival consisted of standing in a field watching a band

The First Annual Toronto Vinyl Summit is TONIGHT! You’re coming, right? And in other music news for May 9, 2018…

I’m pretty sure it was the music historian Simon Frith who said “Every generation has the biological right to believe

Wasps. I want to sit outside and enjoy a coffee or something, but the stupid wasps are everywhere. And now,

If there’s one thing that keeps radio broadcasters up at night it’s what to do about the next generation. Conventional

The famous hotline between Washington and Moscow went into operation on this day in 1963. Seems quaint now, doesn’t it?

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