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Random music news for Monday, November 9, 2020

We begin with the inevitable mash-up of Beck’s “Loser’ with Donald Trump’s election loss. On to music news for November

The first-ever video posted on YouTube, “Me at the Zoo,” was posted on this day in 2005. Moving on to

It was on this day in 1970 that Apollo 13 mentioned to Houston that they had a problem. And it’s

It was twenty-five years ago today that Kurt Cobain killed himself. You’ll be hearing a lot about this over the

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

Forty years ago today., the UK went to war with Argentina over the Falklands Islands. Morrissey is still pissed that

I HATE April Fool’s Day, so you can be assured that all the music news you’re about to read has

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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