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Random music news for Friday, June 4, 2021

Just when you thought there was nothing more that could be done with jeans comes these. Thoughts? Let’s move on

There’s now a board game for cats. Please enjoy. And now, music news for April 13, 2021. Here’s an ask

A couple of weeks ago, 52-year-old Gene Champagne, drummer with bands like Teenage Head and the Killjoys, started feeling unwell:

Sometimes, American record labels get kinda funny when it comes to the names of certain Canadian bands. For example, Teenage

If you’re not planning to watch the results come in from the US election on November 3, TVO is going

Two weeks until the US presidential election. And wouldn’t you know it, but this could happen the day before. So

On this day in 1990. Tim Berners-Lee published a proposal for something he called the “world wide web.” Twenty-nine years

Back in 1983, Teenage Heads–yes, I spelled that right; their label made them add an “s” to make their less

If Canada has an analogue to the Sex Pistols, the Clash, or the Ramones, it’s Teenage Head. While they didn’t

In their day, Teenage Head was a force of nature. As one of the biggest Canadian bands to emerge of

You may have seen the story about the dude who got thrown out of Tuesday’s Slayer concert at the Budweiser

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 […]
Mark Silver