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This is the oldest song in the world

Music has been around for tens of thousands of years, but it took the ancient Syrians to be the first

It was on this day in 1989 that things all went very, very wrong for the protestors in Tiananmen Square

As of today, smallpox has been eradicated from the planet for 38 years. Take that, anti-vaxxers. And for music news

If you’re in Toronto, I’m holding another one of my Music Tech meetups TONIGHT at the Toronto Reference Library. There’s

If there’s a form of rock that’s spread to more regions of the earth than metal, I haven’t seen it.

The news keeps coming about the Manchester concert bombing. The UK paused for a minute of silence today at 11

Goodbye, January. And now, some music news. Uh-oh. Has Tool hit a roadblock in the recording of their new album?

Was Santa good to you? Or are you going to fill those empty spaces in your soul by shopping on

If Dolly the Sheep was still with us, she’d be 20 years old today. And now, the music news. Prophets

After the gravesite portion of a funeral Wednesday, I turned on my iPhone to see that someone near the cemetery

One week of January down, three to go. Hang in there. And now, the music news. Canada’s only vinyl pressing

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