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Random music news for Friday, August 10, 2018

The staycation continues. How much have I accomplished with that list of things I was planning to do around the

The Barbie Doll made its debut on this day in 1959. Over a billion sold. And as for music news

One of the reasons vinyl continues to do well is because it provides us with physical content with the vessel

The CNE opens in Toronto today, which as everyone in Southern Ontario knows is the official start of the end

Yesterday’s Apple event in San Francisco opened with this short film featuring CEO Tim Cook. I somehow can’t imagine Steve

If you’re in Canada, you’re enjoying a holiday with different names in different provinces. Maybe. This is one of those

Damn, thunderstorms are LOUD here in Singapore. Never heard thunder like this before. It was hard to concentrate on gathering

When Apple bought Beats from Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine for more than $3 billion USD, a lot of people

Um, aren’t there antitrust laws that might prevent this? From Billboard: [A] source familiar with the talks says the tech

Greggory was going through this live blog coverage of a Wall Street Journal interview with Tim Cook and found this.

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 […]
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