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Random music news for Friday, March 26, 2021

This gives new meaning to the term “dirty money.” We’re number one! We’re number one! CA-NA-DA! Yay. And ew. Moving

I have no idea how my wife and I would have been able to survive the pandemic without our two

The word robot entered the language 100 years ago this week. And here’s what’s happening with music news for January

Okay, so maybe that headline is a little alarmist because we see in this video is mainly just a proof

They’re coming. And there’s nothing you can do to stop them. Via Technabob.

This seriously could be the coolest music video you’ll see all month. And it might give you a few nightmares,

Automation continues to find ways to push us fragile, expensive meatbags out of their jobs. That now applies to conductors

Does your dad dig robots? Have a tech-crazed, forward-thinking father? Here’s a gadget to consider: A humanoid robot-shaped speaker. The

It’s just a matter of time before the machines take over and we start obeying orders given by our toasters.

The march towards Skynet’s awakening continues. Tom forwards this video of a bagpipe-playing robot. Then there’s story of a robot/software

It’s called the “electropollock,” creator Dmitry Morozov’s nod to the great abstract artist Jackson Pollock. The machine “listens” to music

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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