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Random music news for Friday, June 15, 2018

Worldwide productivity has already dropped to near zero as a result of the World Cup. Yet there’s still music news

In a less-enlightened time, women were barely tolerated by the rock’n’roll establishment. They could sing, maybe shake a tambourine and

If you need to take a break from listening to Prince, here are eleven new songs (well, ten new and

March can be so cruel. After a stretch of nice spring-like weather, our spirits will no doubt by crushed by

The upcoming The Hope Six Demolition Project album from PJ is coming April 15 our the first taste is “The

Still no hover boards? I give up. This is a fake Justin Bieber Twitter account. I’m pretty sure, anyway (via

This was recorded for the BBC TV series entitled Peaky Blinders. Compare and contrast with Nick’s original version. (Via Diffuser)

If you like a little eccentricity with your vocalists, you’ll love this week’s program on Queens of Quirk. We’ll veer

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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