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Random music news for Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Aliens? Here’s hoping. Then with music news for October 13, 2021… Back to aliens for a second: Demi Levato says

Three people died and two more were taken to hospital because of carbon monoxide poisoning at a Michican music festival.

Beetle juice! And yes, I spelled that right. Enjoy that and then move on to music news for July 10,

Having trouble shedding those COVID lockdown pounds? Try this. Then again, maybe not. It seems a bit…extreme. Now some music

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

Will you ever hug anyone again? Some people aren’t so sure. Maybe instead embrace the music news for May 17,

Back in the bright and sunny days of early 2020, Global Toronto 2020 was poised to give young and emerging

I was behind an SUV on the weekend that sent mixed messages. Right next to a Jesus fish was a

Before we begin, here’s a tutorial on farts. Oh, and Gwyneth Paltrow has a new scented candle. And yes, it’s

Before we begin, please enjoy this. Now that’s out of the way, here’s music news for May 14, 2020. Coronavirus

Staging a music festival in Canada is a hideously difficult thing. So many have tried and so many have failed.

Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
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