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Random music news for Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Looks like Brits measure things a lot like Canadians do. What can we take from music news for September 21,

We needed some good news like this in the age of pandemic. No flu season this year? We’ll see. On

Not that I’m counting, but there are only two more weekends left before Labour Day. Distract yourself from that fact

Today’s music news comes to you from an airport lounge in Tapei where it was March 31, 2018, before it

It didn’t matter that the weather was awful. More than 200 people turned up at a town hall discussion on

Toronto fancies itself as a music city, but it’s getting tougher and tougher for musicians to find a place to

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 […]
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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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