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Random music news for Saturday, June 27, 2020

Tiger King: The smartphone game (and it’s from Carole Baskin; I wonder if the goal is to find her husband?)

On this day in 1963, the first use of instant replay happened during the Army-Navy football game. As for what’s

I woke up in Phuket this morning. Bonus points if you can pronounce that correctly. Here’s some music news for

There’s tone deaf, and then there’s playing “Happy” at a campaign rally hours after 11 people were killed while praying.

What began as a one-man protest by Colin Kaepernick has mushroomed into an NFL-wide demonstration of solidarity. Some of the

The contract rider is the part of the performance contract between the promoter and the artist that specifies what special

American Express was founded on this day 1850. Which reminds me: I’ve got a bill to pay. And now, the

I always find it interesting to see musicians’ homes. The extravagance of architecture and design are amazing, even if the

This probably won’t come as a big surprise, but a number of musicians have signed onto an amicus brief in

The ruling that the Robin Thicke/Pharrell Williams song “Blurred Lines” infringed the copyright of Marvin Gaye’s “Got to Give It

On this date in 1971, President Richard Nixon declares the U.S. War on Drugs. How’s that going, by the way? The

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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