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Random Music News for Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Happy birthday to English bull terrier #1. Schmooze (who is probably lazing on the couch as I write this), turns

While many artists declined invitations (or outright refused) to play the Trump inauguration events, several did brave the slings and

The Daily Beast dispatched a witness to Donald Trump’s Inauguration Welcome Concert last night. He wasn’t impressed. Thursday’s inauguration weekend

After many refusals, the organizers for Donald Trump’s inauguration have landed some performers for the event. They include: Lee Greenwood,

Muzit’s policy on people who download music without paying for it is kind of counter-intuitive: If you can’t beat it

FYI Music News has offers this current summary of all-time album sales in the US. The Beatles: 178,000,000 million albums

A lot. Try $620,000,000. Then again, he was part of that sales of Beats by Dr. Dre to Apple, which

Garfield the Cat first appeared in a comic strip on June 19, 1978. I hate that cat. A bar owned

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