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Random music news for Thursday, February 25, 2021

A punk rock car followed by music news for February 25, 2021 (Via Paula) Something VERY weird happened with Eddie

Here’s a collectible that doesn’t come up for auction every day: a hospital gown once owned by Kurt Cobain But

Today is the 55th anniversary of the Washington-Moscow hotline that went into use after the Cuban missile crisis. And when

At this past weekend’s Reading Festival, Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda paid tribute to Chester Bennington with help from Sum 41.

The music festival is hardly a recent creation. People have been gathering in fields to hear music for centuries. In

I’d never heard of mixed doubles curling before last weekend. Amazing how it suddenly mattered when Canada was in contention

On this day in 1965, Singapore was kicked out of Malaysia, becoming the first country to achieve independence against its

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 […]
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