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Random music news for Monday, May 17, 2021

Will you ever hug anyone again? Some people aren’t so sure. Maybe instead embrace the music news for May 17,

Before we begin, please give it up for this rooster who gave it his all. Now go out there are

Leonardo DiCaprio turns 45 today. He still looks, like, 17. Moving on to music news for November 11, 2019… If

Gordon Ramsey turns 53 today. F**kin’ hell. Meanwhile, in music news for November 8, 2019… Looking to write a catchy

I love this guy. Over to music news for October 10, 2019. Think you’ve got father issues? Read this about

No need to say anything more. Enjoy!

There is an inevitability in the music business. If the frontman of a huge band dies, sales and streams skyrocket.

Just a couple of days after we lost Eddie Money, Ric Ocasek is gone, too. His estranged wife, former supermodel,

I just can’t stop staring at the car crash that is the Trump administration. It’s better than any TV show,

Sixty-five years ago today, one of the most important radio shows of all time debuted on the BBC. You should

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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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