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Random music news for Friday, July 2, 2021

I’m officially off on vacation until July 12, but I can’t ignore music news, you know? Here’s what’s happening for

Let’s start the week with this cover of “You Oughta Know.’ You’re welcome. Now let’s try some music news for

Will Smith in politics? Could happen, Murcia. And now, music news for March 4, 2021. While the UK wants to

Today’s Groundhog Day? So what? The last year has been nothing but Groundhog Days. And there are still a lot

Don’t you hate it when people misuse the word “literally?” In this case, though, this is the correct usage. Tool

Should a baseball umpire be involved in something like this? Just askin’. Off to discuss music news for October 25,

It’s that time of year when I contemplate giving up on growing grass in the back yard. Two dogs will

The first-ever space shuttle launch happened on this day in 1981 as STS-1. It was Columbia–but we all know what

One of the great rock voices of all time was taken when Ronnie James Dio died of stomach cancer in

Stomach cancer took Ronnie James Dio from us in the spring of 2010 but thanks to hologramic miracles, he lives

Gene Simmons is talking with me about KISS merchandise. “There are 8,000 items for sale officially blessed by us. We’ve

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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