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Random Music News for Friday, July 1, 2016

Happy Canada Day! And holiday or no holiday, here’s your daily selection of music news. We should soon learn more

I’m hosting a day-long TEDx event put on by the University of Toronto at the St. Lawrence Centre today. This

Only two more days and we’ll have survived January. Let’s see if we can get through the rest of the

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

Halloween costume suggestion: dress in a sumo suit with a bright red wig. Tell everyone you’re a realistic version of

It looks like Straight Outta Compton will be this weekend’s #1 movie again. Cue the Muppets. Love the Big Bird

Now that the Straight Outta Compton bio-pick is a hit, where else can people come straight outta from? What about Gotham

The long-awaited (and well-reviewed) NWA bio-pic, Straight Outta Compton, opens today and Los Angeles is on edge. According to showbiz

I’ll see this. Definitely.

So how will Dre and Ice Cube be portrayed in the upcoming bio-pic Straight Outta Compton? This should give us

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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