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Random music news for Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Thirty years ago today, the first episodes of The Simpsons premiered on Fox with an episode entitled “Simpsons Roasting on

If you’re going to a movie this weekend, note that Thomas Edison patented something called “motion pictures” on this day

Happy 77th birthday, Paul McCartney! (Check out the reference to him in this story.) Now on to music news for

Those last few seconds (specifically that lat 0.9 seconds) of last night’s game were excruciating. But in the end, the

The Toronto Raptors missed a chance to take the championship last night with game five of the NBA finals at

It seems that everyone in Canada is now a Toronto Raptors fan, none more crazy than those who show up

Azeem Haq is an extreme fan of Toronto sports teams. His latest opus is entitled “King of the North,” a

A robin has built a nest on top of the lantern on my front porch. I’ve named her Estelle. As

[Frequent contributor Gilles LeBlanc has set up a battle between the two cities with teams in the NBA finals which

My spring speaking tour resumes tonight with a gig in Buffalo. If you want to see if I’ll be in

God bless Drake for his enthusiastic support of Toronto and the Raptors. But a lot of people outside the city

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