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The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: Musicians with disabilities

The human body can be both very strong and very fragile. Given its complexity, it generally works pretty well. But

On March 30, 1974, a new band called The Ramones played their first gig. It was at a place called

That’s a lot to pay for a short flight. Still, what a flight, right? Moving on to music news for

Tenacious D‘s Kyle Gass is firmly on the side of vaccinations. This new video–his Ramones spoof–features John C. Reilly, Samantha

When he was still with us, Johnny Ramone was one of the biggest baseball nuts anywhere. For years, he collected

Here is one of the stranger examples of guilt by association. Back in the early 90s, it became fashionable for

In the late 90s, I was working on a book on alt-rock. As we got closer to the publication date,

This is a great article on how social media and public outrage have come together–and it’s not good. Once you’re

True for false: Bruce Springsteen once wrote a song for the Ramones. That’s absolutely true. When the Ramones played Springsteen’s

End of the holidays, back to work. Now we just need to focus on getting through January, February, and March.

One week until Christmas. Feeling it yet? Maybe some music news for December 18, 2020, will help. Imagine a Spotify

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