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Random music news for Thursday, July 1, 2021

Expecting to die one day? Go to Mars! On that cheery note, here’s just news for July 1, 2021. Is

I once read that “every generation has a biological right to believe that the music of their youth is the

Are you woke? Are you sure? On to music news for July 10, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: Aid to the

For years, the global pop scene has been dominated by songs sung in English. That’s changing, thanks in large part

One of the more thought-provoking things I read over the weekend was a New York Times article on how pop

Popular music is always roiling with cycles, trends, and fads. Things come into favour and just as quickly discarded. And

I walked into a restaurant for bacon and eggs this morning and what’s the first thing I heard? Mariah Carey’s

Pop music tends to be happy-sounding stuff, songs constructed to make us sing along, dance or, at the very least,

There’s been an ongoing and dynamic symbiotic relationship between music and tech since the process of recording music was invented

These aren’t exactly the most cheery of times: Donald Trump, Brexit, terrorism, white supremacists, North Korean bluster, climate change–you know

Ever get the feeling that so much modern pop music is really quite, well, terrible? I mean, truly, honestly awful?

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 […]
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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 […]
Mark Silver