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Random music news for Friday, June 11, 2021

Britain is one of the most sweariest places in the world. And now some want it to be less sweary?

One of the worst record contracts ever signed was between the Stone Roses and their first label, a company called

SpaceX Starship go BOOM! Now some not-quite-as-explosive music news for March 5, 2021. Ian Brown of the Stone Roses is

The bad news: It’s Labour Day, the unofficial end of summer. The good news: This is the latest day on

One more day (possibly, hopefully) of erratic postings before things get back to a normal schedule. Here’s what I’ve found

The community of musicians is like any other. While most people are good, you will have your bad actors: musicians

[Note: 102.1 the Edge ran the wrong program last week. Listeners to the Edge will get the finale of the

Like father like son? Eli Hewson, son of Bono, is in a Dublin-based band called Inhaler who list their influences

This is officially World Sauntering Day. Get up and go take a leisurely walk. Go on. Do it after you

One of the things that immediately attracted me to the Stone Roses back in 1989 was the rhythm section. The

Cameron Gordon of Completely Ignored was curious as to which Manchester bands were embraced by Canadians (and vice-versa), so he

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