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Random music news for Friday, July 23, 2021

Into astronomy? This looks like a fantastic new museum. For stars of another sort, here’s music news for July 23,

Jeezus. These people are nuts. Ignore them and focus on music news for December 29, 2020, instead. That recorded voice

Exercise in a pill? Maybe. Think about that as you browse through music news for July 11, 2020. Coronavirus update

Tiger King: The smartphone game (and it’s from Carole Baskin; I wonder if the goal is to find her husband?)

First, a question: What if Good Fellas was a 1990s sitcom? Now some music news for June 25, 2020. Coronavirus

If you’re looking for a great bar bet, pose this question: How many Van Halen leader singers can you name?

Parts of the Internet lost its collective shit over the weekend when word began to spread that Tool, tired of

I had another kidney stone attack, this time right in the middle of my gig MCing a wedding here in

Back in the 80s and early 90s, many metal and rock kids were merciless in their disdain of Depeche Mode.

Flying home from London today. Tell the dogs I’ll be home soon. This is the biggest tattoo idiot in the

I can’t believe it’s still January. Oh, and happy fifth birthday to the iPad. (Watch this 90 second evolution of

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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