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Random music news for Saturday, February 2, 2019

Spare me the Groundhog Day references. I get it. Spare me the Groundhog Day references. I get it. Spare me

Happy 76th birthday, Paul McCartney! If you’ve never seen him live, do it. I swear that a Macca show has

“Go over there,” Seymour Stein pointed, “Good kung pao chicken. Good kung pao.” We were standing on some side street

On this day in 1972, a blizzard started in Iran. When it ended seven days later, more than 4,000 people

Here at the music conference in Singapore, I just ran into the guy who helped put together Babymetal. I just

Americans are still talking about the Miracle on Ice that happened on this day in 1980. The Russians wish they’d

I was walking down a street in Beijing when I noticed Seymour Stein coming towards me. (That sounds like a

When it comes to following and documenting the success of singles, the 800-pound gorilla in the music industry is the

They’re from Austin, they’re 14 and they rock harder than you. Introducing Residual Kid. (Via Hector and Noisey)

Seymour Stein, the co-founder of Sire Records that the guy who signed the Ramones, the Smiths, the English Beat the

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