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Random music news for Thursday, May 27, 2021

That is one valuable motorcycle. Now get your motor runnin’ (sorry) with music news for May 27, 2021. Marilyn Manson

…and this is what Robert Plant and Brian Johnson talked out.

I’ll be weirded out by this date for the rest of my life. Let’s deflect from that by looking at

We hit the summer solstice at 6:07 am ET this morning. Next stop? Winter. And now music news for June

Good news! The days are now getting longer! Summer is now on the way. As you ponder that, here’s the

As a fan of music, you can probably remember certain musical moments in your life and they are often tied

British TV can be wonderfully wacky. Witness this 1983 TV appearance by Dave Gahan of Depeche Mode and Led Zeppelin’s

Yesterday was day two of the trial set to determine if Led Zeppelin ripped off a band called Spirit for

Note to Toronto coffee drinkers: Try Quantum Coffee at King and Spadina. Wow. And now, some music news. Beyonce and

Yes, THAT Robert Plant. Check out this appearance in an upcoming British movie called Doreen, which is due for release

Robert Plant had long expressed the desire to work with Jack White. Well, we’ve had our first glimpse of it

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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The Ultimate Backstage Pass – David Kines in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 032 May 17, 2021
In today’s everything-on-demand world, it may be hard for anyone born post-Y2 K to answer a simple question, “where do you watch music videos?” A reasonable answer would be YouTube, Apple Music, or maybe even Tiktok. Prior to the dawn of YouTube in 2005, the answer was easy. MTV if you’re American, and of course […]
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