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Random music news for Tuesday, September 8, 2020

Klingon wine? Absolutely! Post Malone rose? Why not? And now, let’s get back to reality with what’s going on in

Got a nutty friend who believes in QAnon? Better read this. Once you absorb that, move on to music news

Ew. Gross. Now cleanse your mind from those images by browsing through music news for June 15, 2020. Radio folk

It’s that time when the zeitgeist takes over and starts searching for a song that will forevermore embody the song

Happy Thanksgiving, American readers. We appreciate the day of football you provide for us people up north. Please accept our

I hate to mention it, but Labour Day is this weekend. Summer–at least when it comes to those glorious weeks

I don’t want to be an alarmist, but next weekend is Labour Day. Yes, already. Here’s music news for August

If you’re into this whole “song of the summer” thing–this idea that a single song can represent everything about the

It’s both Memorial Day in the US and a bank holiday in the UK, so let’s see if anything is

I honestly don’t remember this “song of the summer” stuff being such a big deal until a few years ago.

It’s a holiday Monday for us in Canada, but since this site has readers around the world, I feel obligated

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