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Random music news for Monday, November 12, 2018

I should be in Thailand by now. If not, something has gone dreadfully wrong. But I still managed to compile

This probably won’t come as a big surprise, but a number of musicians have signed onto an amicus brief in

The ruling that the Robin Thicke/Pharrell Williams song “Blurred Lines” infringed the copyright of Marvin Gaye’s “Got to Give It

When the verdict in the “Blurred Lines” vs. “Got to Give It Up” trial came down, I told everyone who

On this day in 2003, Netscape died and was replaced by Mozilla. Sinead O’Connor thinks that music has died. She

Camping on the May long weekend? No thanks. Great news! Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson has been ruled cancer-free. Robin Thicke

Given that Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams have been punished for copying the feel of Marvin Gaye’s “Got to Give

This comes from Pitchfork: It seems to me that the real problem with “Blurred Lines” was not its plagiarism, but

You thought it was over, did you? Hah! Pamela Chelin reports in The Wrap how this whole thing just keeps

Oh, no. Not by a long shot. Pamela Chelin writes in The Wrap: The Gaye estate claims that each day

After a spring break, er, break we’re back! (Actually, I was here the whole time. It was Michael and Co.

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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