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Random music news for Monday, December 24, 2018

This is probably the day of the year when productivity falls to the lowest of the year. Who’s gonna want

The last normal weekend of the summer–which explains the Christmas displays I’ve already seen. Shouldn’t be long before some radio

It’s Prince Diana in the Paris Tunnel Day. Has it been 19 years already? And now, in music news… Apple

On this day in 1989, there was a solar flare so strong that the Toronto Stock Exchange had to be

Crabgrass. I hate it. Now that there’s a herbicide ban everywhere, the only way to get rid of it is

Nothin’ matters but the weekend From a Tuesday point of view -The Kings, “Switchin’ to Glide” (1980) Truer words were

July 19, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Phil Rudd

As if (former?) AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd doesn’t already have enough to deal with–he was found guilty of threatening to

July 9, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Phil Rudd

After some legal drama that’s stretched out over months, a New Zealand judge has finally figured out what to do

You know that photo on the cover of the first Rage Against the Machine album? That’s a real picture of

On this day in 1949, EDSAC, the first digital(ish) computer ran its first program. Duran Duran anti-wrinkle cream: just £4,000. Seriously.

Twenty-five years ago today, the Soviet Union officially dissolved. Putin has been pissed ever since. In what’s sure to be

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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