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Random music news for Monday, July 12, 2021

Back to work after a short vacation. Things on these pages will be operating as normal for the next while.

You know those blue light blocking nighttime modes on devices that are supposed to help you sleep? Yeah, about them…

This is a TikTok challenge that needs to stop. Now. Seriously. As for music news on April 19, 2021… Mike

To start the weekend, here’s a puppy riding a rooster. Now let’s try some music news for December 11, 2020.

How did Aunt Jemima last this long? Buh-bye. And on the topic of extremists, we have John Cleese to explain

Outside of his work with My Chemical Romance, Frank Iero has a band called The Future Violents. A new video

If you’re working from home, have you noticed that the weeks fly by but then the weekends drag? Maybe you

The My Chemical Romance reunion has been a huge financial success with sellouts across the board. However, some fans are

After spending the week at CES in Las Vegas, I found myself annoyed at having to deal with pennies and

Fifty years ago today, the first permanent ARPANET (a forerunner to the internet) was established between UCLA and Stanford. And

On this day in 1985, v1.0 of Microsoft Windows was released. Tabbing over to music news for November 20, 2019…

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