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Random music news for September 4, 2020

Normally, the last long weekend of the summer can be a melancholy thing. But the sooner we get rid of

Mushroom research. Interesting. On to music news for the 75th anniversary of D-Day, June 6, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: Abbey

Plague. Economic ruin. Rioting. Murder hornets. But at least there’s some good news on the Yellowstone supervolcano front. Can you

Fans of Tiger King know that Joe Exotic commissioned a Vancouver group called the Clinton Johnson Band to write and

If you’re already watched Tiger King through a couple of times and still can’t get enough, here’s a home project

I have not resorted to baking bread yet. I understand that this is a thing, especially sourdough. Moving to music

I have a theory about why Tiger King has been such a phenomenon on Netflix: With all of us living

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

Uranus is leaking gas. That’s scientific fact. Say that out loud a couple of times before go through music news

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