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Ongoing History Daily: Royal Blood facts

There have always only been two guys in Royal Blood: Singer and bass guitarist Mike Kerr and drummer Ben Thatcher.

Want to feel small and insignificant? Read this. Now come back to earth with music news for June 17, 2021.

Oooo. A big UFO report is coming from the US government! We’re depending on you, Tom DeLonge, to help us

Not only is my head swimming from all the music that’s come in from the usual sources over the last

The first-ever mobile cellular network was launched in the US on this day in 1983. Phones were the size of

Here’s another short list of the best (well, to me, anyway) that passed through my computers and email accounts this

VVN Music has published some sales rankings of vinyl in the UK. Here are the Top 10 selling vinyl singles

After a two week hiatus in which I communed with orang-utans in the jungles of Borneo–I’m not kidding–it’s time to

The Beatles’ last performance was held on this day in 1969 on the roof of Apple Records in London. Rush’s

Suddenly, I like the song a whole lot more. (Via the NME) http://youtu.be/nBWjAJrgQDI

Royal Blood, the two piece British band that makes an awful lot of racket for just two guys, made a

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