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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,

How many times has someone run into you because they’re starting at their smartphone? Or maybe YOU are one of

The newest height in NFT stupidity? This chicken nugget sold for US$99,997 on eBay. Send in the asteroid. We’re done

Oooo. A big UFO report is coming from the US government! We’re depending on you, Tom DeLonge, to help us

Yep. This works. (Via Alyssa) Moving to music news for June 17, 2020… Coronavirus update 1: Two big music festivals

Looking to keep the kids occupied during the lockdown? Try Zigazoo. You’re welcome. And now, music news for June 4,

The supply of new TV program is so bad that Channel 4 in the UK has greenlit a new show

Other than Michael Jackson, which pop star likes to sleep in a hyperbaric chamber? This guy. On to other music

If you live in the Toronto area, is your bank suddenly on lockdown with a security guard at the front

On this day in 1896, National Geographic published its first picture of a woman with bare breasts. Scandalous. Moving to

It’s the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11’s landing. We need to go back. Time for music news for July 20,

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