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Random music news for Monday, December 21, 2020

Would you like some Baby Yoda with that Google search? You’re welcome. Here’s another round of music news, this time

When we finally get back to traveling, I think I’m gonna get me one of these. Meanwhile, more pandemic distraction

Dr. Seuss’ classic Green Eggs and Ham turns 60 tomorrow. There’s an interesting backstory, too. In music news for August

Ew. Gross. Now cleanse your mind from those images by browsing through music news for June 15, 2020. Radio folk

It’s the future. Time for the first roundup of music news of the new decade. Here’s a list of all

I’ll be weirded out by this date for the rest of my life. Let’s deflect from that by looking at

I understand why people back into parking spaces at the mall, but when it’s crowded and busy during the holiday

I think I speak for all of us with gross feet: men in opened-toed sandals anywhere but at the beach

Between the national holidays in Canada and the US combined with the World Cup and the oppressive heat over much

After a day without Internet, TV or wifi due to technical issues, I’m back in business. Damn, that was some

We’re one-twelfth done with 2018. Only another seven weeks until spring. Think about that as you browse through the music

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