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Random music news for Friday, June 4, 2021

Just when you thought there was nothing more that could be done with jeans comes these. Thoughts? Let’s move on

Into fantasy football? Try this. It’s…weird. (Via Andrew). Moving to music news for October 7, 2020. Lost in the coverage

I gotta stop buying the stuff advertised in Instagram. My record is Pieces of Crap 5, Actually Useful Stuff 1.

Is Cyber Monday still a thing now that almost everyone has high-speed broadband? Chew on that while you browse through

Ronnie–still the new guy to a lot of longtime Stones fans–has had his share of issues over the decades: drugs,

Between the national holidays in Canada and the US combined with the World Cup and the oppressive heat over much

Everyone needs a hobby, something to divert the mind from the pressures of day-to-day living. Even rockstars need hobbies. The

This is one of those rare holidays that Canada gets but the US does not. Enjoy it. And now, the

It was on this day in 1999 that Bhutan became the last country in the world to get television. And

I’m spending part of the weekend listening to the new reissue of the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper album. Damn, it’s good.

It was on this day in 1982 that Michael Jackson’s Thriller was released. And in music news… I didn’t know

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 […]
Mark Silver
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 […]
Mark Silver
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 […]
Mark Silver