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The First Annual Toronto Vinyl Summit is TONIGHT. Don’t miss it! Win a turntable!

Sales of new vinyl in Canada are up over 50% from this time last year. Meanwhile, the traffic in used vinyl

I did not know this about April 18, 2018. Let’s move on to the music news for the day. Alexa

With the First Annual Toronto Vinyl Summit coming up at The Rec Room on May 9 (I’m a co-founder plus

[Elisa F G looks at the upcoming spring edition of the Downtown Record Show in Toronto. I’d be there, but

[A look at the vinyl resurrection by Jess Water. – AC] Vinyl has been going since 1948 but never left

The Robb Report is the magazine for the one-percenters, a publication that focuses on nothing but conspicuous consumption. Are you a Russian

Sure, anyone can collect basic black round vinyl records. But if you really want to get your vinyl freak on,

All record collecting nerds consider the novel/movie High Fidelity to be closer to a documentary than anything else. The book

How much physical music did you buy last year? A couple of CDs? A few pieces of vinyl? When speaking

No. There will always be knobs like me who insist on acquiring and owning certain LPs, singles and CDs. But

If you’ve ever been to a record store, a record show or some place where old LPs are to be

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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