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Random music news for Friday, June 18, 2021

Damn. I was really hoping for a supernova in our lifetime, but it’s not going to happen. Assuage yourself with

Ms Love has had a long and tumultuous relationship with various social media platforms with some posts resulting in legal

The most famous member of the Foo Fighters is, obviously, their leader and singer, former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl. But

Back in 1992, Kurt Cobain dashed off a quick self-portrait for a Singapore photographer named Jacque Chong. It looked like

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

In 1989, Disney decided that they wanted to get into the record industry. However, instead of buying an existing label,

If you have any anti-vaxxers in your life, read this, commit it to memory, and use it against their stupid

As Nirvana prepared to go into the studio with producer Butch Vig in May 1991, they’d been playing most of

It might be a while before this episode of the BBC Two production Reel Stories reaches our shores, but at

When Nirvana fell apart and before Dave Grohl found his legs with the Foo Fighters, he was lost. Totally lost.

This new AI system can tell if you have a good dog and reward them accordingly. As for music news

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