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Random music news for Tuesday, December 10, 2019

The first-ever Nobel Prize ceremony was held on this day in 1901. Now let’s try some music news for December

This is a turbulent spring for songwriters. First, Spotify files an appeal to prevent musicians from getting a 44% increase

Musicians are paid fractions of a penny every time their song is streamed. The U.S. Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) ruled

Back in the home office for a few days, long enough for the dogs to recognize me again. Here’s what’s

We’ve made the escape from Hanoi and have made it to Hoi An via Da Nang. I’ve got an urge

It was a rough weekend for both of the bull terriers. They both got terribly skunked on Friday night. If

On this day in 1975, Steve Wozniak tested the first prototype of the first Apple computer. And now in music

It’s been a year exactly since the Brexit vote. How’s that going for everyone, hmm? And now, the music news

Another transpacific trip. Is this Shanghai? And I’m flying Juneyao Airlines? That should be fine, right? And now, the music

It’s a holiday Monday for us in Canada, but since this site has readers around the world, I feel obligated

The Barbie Doll made its debut at a toy fair on this day in 1959. And in music news… A

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