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This is a big weekend for planting. Maybe your new sprouts could use some music.

The Canadian May long weekend is when it should be safe to get the gardens in without worrying about any

If you’re an REM fan, you’ll want this new demo reissue. Spotify will start auto-transcribing podcasts over the next few

Well, if this would save my life in an emergency, okay. Let’s do it. Meanwhile, there’s some music news for

I wonder if this cat landed on his feet? I’ll try to find out while you look at music news

How confident is the UK government that they’ve got the pandemic under control? They’ve approved casual sex. Transitioning now to

Earlier this year, we heard that Spotify had filed a new patent involving voice recognition technology. With this program, software

If you have any anti-vaxxers in your life, read this, commit it to memory, and use it against their stupid

She smuggled a gun into jail HOW? Oh. Sorry for the mental image. Distract yourself with music news for April

There are many ways to evaluate the worth of a song. An Australian outfit called S-Money decided to approach the

Earlier today (April 28), Spotify released its financial results for the first quarter of 2021. Here are some highlights. The

You know those blue light blocking nighttime modes on devices that are supposed to help you sleep? Yeah, about them…

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 […]
Mark Silver
The Ultimate Backstage Pass – David Kines in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 032 May 17, 2021
In today’s everything-on-demand world, it may be hard for anyone born post-Y2 K to answer a simple question, “where do you watch music videos?” A reasonable answer would be YouTube, Apple Music, or maybe even Tiktok. Prior to the dawn of YouTube in 2005, the answer was easy. MTV if you’re American, and of course […]
Mark Silver