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Random music news for Saturday, May 22, 2021

Damn, these little buggers are tough. It’s a good thing they’re so tiny. Over to music news for May 22,

This might cheer you up: The Knight Rider theme performed on eight cellos by the same person. Now that you’re

On this day in 1911, a Louvre employee stole the Mona Lisa. They got it back, obviously. On to music

This is what thinking looks like. Cool! Grow more neurons by reading through music news for Tuesday, June 4, 2019.

It was a big day in space history on this date in 1970 when Apollo 13 made it back to

Last day of July already and the back-to-school ads are in full effect. Fantastic. Here’s music news for July 31,

I had my windows professionally washed the other day. They looked great for four hours. Then a flock of Canada geese

Heading back from the Junos in Vancouver today. There had better be Wifi on this flight. How else can I

David Bowie died two years ago today. To commemorate that, this demo of “Let’s Dance” was released. And in more

Yep. December. And that bougainvillea in my backyard has finally died. That was one tough tropical plant. And now the music

On this day in 1985, a new computer program called Microsoft 1.0 was released. It wasn’t very good. Really. Here’s

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 […]
Mark Silver