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Random music news for Friday, September 3, 2021

Wanna buy a triceratops? Good news! Now some music news for September 3, 2021. At least four anti-vaxx American conservative

The sale of movie soundtracks used to be a sizeable source of income for studios, labels, and bands. Not only

Since we’re right in the middle of summer blockbuster season, it’s probably a good time for this question: What’s your

On this day in 1979, it was announced that that smallpox virus, a disease that killed and disfigured untold millions,

Done right, music can make a scary movie even scarier. The Exorcist was made more diabolical thanks to its adaptation

As of today, my parents have been married for 60 years. Give them a Diamond Award! And now, the music

This email from Bradley popped in yesterday: I bought a copy of Romancing the Stone from a bargain bin for

Brent here. When I checked the website this morning, I was semi-surprised to see the article we posted in regards

Is musical taste nature or nurture? For me, it’s gotta be nature because my parents have terrible taste in music.

Let me clarify that: it’s porn music–as in soundtracks FROM the porn films you’d be likely to see on somewhere

Danny out in Edmonton has compiled this list of horror movie soundtracks. Anything you want to add? A horror movie’s

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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