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10 Songs to Dead Friends and Loved Ones

By Adam Morrison Music can be used to express even the most complicated and darkest of emotions. Here are ten

Well, I’m back in Singapore again, but you’d never know it looking out my hotel window. The smoke from Indonesian

Well, this looks interesting–if 7-inch singles are your thing. It’s coming from Universal Music Canada on December 9. I’m

When REM finally called it a day in 2011, a lot of fans expected Michael Stipe to get deeper into

The Late Show is recorded in the late afternoon, so anything that happens on the show becomes public knowledge long

More Auto Tune-free fun, this time courtesy of Consequence of Sound. I love this sort of thing because it offers

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 […]
Mark Silver