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Random music news for Tuesday, May 18, 2021

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

Anesti Daniels works in Toronto as a comedian, actor, and writer. To help ends meet, he also worked as a

Anesti Danelis wasn’t happy with his gig at a Toronto Starbucks. After a while, he just couldn’t take it anymore.

Ides of March, etc. Here’s what you need to know about music news for March 15, 2019. Newstrike, the Canadian

Merry International Women’s Day. In addition to that, we have music news for March 8, 2019. I wrote this about

It’s been a bad year for romaine lettuce, hasn’t it? I miss my caesar salads. Here’s some music news for November

NO MORE GDPR EMAILS! PLEASE! I don’t even subscribe to 75% of these newsletters! And now, for music news on

Do you get the feeling that parts of the US are slipping into a weird sort of civil war? And

Music is a very important part of the Starbucks environment. So who is entrusted with getting the music mix in

Let’s see if we can get through today without having another rock star die, shall we? Rod Stewart is building

Item 1: Samsung’s Milk service hit with layoffs Samsung’s Media Solutions Center America, which is responsible for the company’s Milk Music

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 […]
Mark Silver