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Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox’s Sunday Lunch features this System of a Down cover

Nice makeup job, Robert. And notice the blurring on Toyah. My guess is that she’s been getting some feedback from

It’s a bit late in the season, but PUCK HCKY, the purveyors of hockey-themed gear, has entered into a deal

Yep. This comes from a YouTube channel called There I Ruined It which focuses on destroying songs by transposing them

Just when you thought the story of Rudy Giuliani couldn’t get any weirder, his daughter has written a piece called

Need more System of a Down in your pandemic life? It’ll cost you — while helping support humanitarian efforts in

This is Blue Monday, right? It’s supposedly the most depressing day of the year. Hopefully, it’s at least sunny where

It’s Cyber Monday. But given that so many of us are in lockdown anyway, is that even a thing this

Now we have to worry about universal warming? Great. I’d rather just deal with music news for November 12, 2020.

I’m supposed to be on vacation this week–it’s another “use it or lose it” situation–but with nowhere to go, I’m

Before Tool finally released Fear Inoculum, people had fun (or were frustrated) with the ever-expanding length of time between albums.

There’s another health issue caused by COVID-19: cracked teeth. Let’s see what we have for music news for October 1,

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