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Random music news for Thursday, September 2, 2021

America is facing another toilet paper shortage because of COVID. Let’s try some music news for September 2, 2021. Two

I’d never heard of Caught a Ghost before this week. They’re an LA indie band with exactly one album to

Fifty years ago, officials in Oregon, had to nuke a whale. And that’s not much of an exaggeration. And thirty

This is NOT an April Fool’s joke: Dogs are being trained to sniff out the coronavirus. And should you wear

The oldest podcaster in the world is 101. Give her a listen here. Meanwhile, I have this for music news

They’re called music supervisors and have the power to place your song in a movie, TV show or commercial, something

Artists know that licensing their material for use in a movie or a TV show can be an important source

After a stream of bad news, this has to make the people in Waterloo rather happy. Ford, which co-developed the

I write quite a bit about connected car technology because along with loving cars, I’m also fascinated where this kind

Watching the halftime show this past Sunday, I tried to figure out what was being played live and what was

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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