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Random music news for Wednesday, September 2, 2020

If you miss live music, try Antyfest. It features audiences of ants–as in the insects–reacting to performances from eleven different

One of the great music rights issues of the last quarter-century was how The Verve lost “Bittersweet Symphony” to The

It a stunning bit of generosity, the songwriting credits to (and thus all the money derived from) The Verve’s 1997

I interviewed Richard Ashcroft exactly once back in 1993 when The Verve (they still had the “The” in their name

Here’s another great German word that has no English equivalent: kummerspeck. It literally means “grief bacon” and describes how you

Toronto fans who showed up at the Sony Centre to see Liam Gallagher play with Richard Ashcroft were greeted by

Mad Richard has released the second single from his upcoming solo album, These People. Nice, but damn, I miss Nick

Just because today is a holiday doesn’t mean there can’t be a Top 11 list of recommended songs. In fact,

When The Verve finally hit it big in the late 90s, singer Richard Ashcroft took some of his money and

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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