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Random music news for Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Hello! It’s been a while. Glad to see you again. And now that we’re done with astronomy news, here’s music

The problem with a laptop is that you only have one screen to work with–unless you have this laptop. As

Anyone else see the poop emoji in this design? Probably not a good corporate look. And now, music news for

Before we begin, South Korea has unveiled their AI-powered TV news anchor. Scary, really. Now that you’re freaked out, try

I’ll bet you’re expecting an opening link to something Halloween related. Nope. This is much more interesting. And so is

It’s to the point where I want to stand on the border and yell into the US “GET IT TOGETHER,

I love this guy. Over to music news for October 10, 2019. Think you’ve got father issues? Read this about

Maybe one more day of erratic posts and email responses. Surgical recovery is taking a little longer than expected. Here’s

This is the date–February 20, 2003–of the Station Nightclub Fire in Rhode Island when 100 people died and 200 were

Shazam, the magical audio identification app (now owned by Apple, by the way), is always collecting data on what songs

Off to Winnipeg to see Paul McCartney tonight. I swear that when he does “Hey Jude” live, he casts healing

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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