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Random music news for Wednesday, September 8, 2020

Remember Psy and “Gangnam Style?” Now you can enjoy it infinitely. Here’s what I mean. Then we have music news

May 9 month marked the first annual Toronto Vinyl Summit. A bunch of vinyl fans gathered at The Rec Room

“Oreo vinyl?” Yep. These are actual cookies that can be played on a special turntable. Produced for the Chinese market

Do I still listen to records? Absolutely. I’ve also got plenty of CDs, a landline and a calculator on my

After months of building, my new home office is almost 100% functional. One of the last things I have to

What better place to watch a documentary about obsessive record collecting than one of the biggest record stores in Canada?

I’m in the midst of writing a children’s book about all the different things we’ve used to listen to music

Just off Inkster Boulevard in Winnipeg was the world headquarters of K-Tel, the company founded by Phil Kives. His outfit,

Bhutan, the tiny country up in the Himalayas famous for its Gross National Happiness measurement, can be a whimsical sort

August 16, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment Records, Vinyl

It’s a more difficult question than you might thing. This is something I wrote for NightFlight.com. It’s an easy question

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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