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Random music news for March 17, 2021

I don’t like green beer. I do like music news for March 17, 2021. Why aren’t there more protest songs

Ew. Gross. Now cleanse your mind from those images by browsing through music news for June 15, 2020. Radio folk

Before we begin, here’s some kind of supercut for Star Trek: TNG fans. Now that’s out of the way, here’s

Anyone seen any Cool Ranch Doritos anywhere? There seems to be a serious shortage in the time of COVID-19. Moving

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] The late ’60s and early ’70s were a time of almost

Here’s some good news. Your dog WILL come to your rescue–if he/she knows what to do. Nice to know as

When National Guard troops opened fire on protesting students at Kent State University on May 4, 1970, Neil Young was

[This is my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. It ties in with this week’s edition of The Ongoing History of New

Sometimes people get so pissed off or so inspired by something that they just have to sing about it. This

This will be the start of a fallow period for music news. America is closing down for Thanksgiving and then

It was on this day in 1969 that Neil Armstrong walked on the moon. Why haven’t we gone back? And

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