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Ongoing History Daily: Dave Grohl was almost Tom Petty’s drummer

When Nirvana fell apart and before Dave Grohl found his legs with the Foo Fighters, he was lost. Totally lost.

Another question from a reader. Can you help out with this Tom Petty question? I just received the Greatest Hits

We begin with the inevitable mash-up of Beck’s “Loser’ with Donald Trump’s election loss. On to music news for November

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I gotta stop buying the stuff advertised in Instagram. My record is Pieces of Crap 5, Actually Useful Stuff 1.

Here’s one bright side to the coronavirus situation: Airlines (the ones still flying, anyway) are doing away with the middle

You’re not getting me anywhere near a mall today. Nope. I’d rather sit at home and work on music news

Today is National Album Day in the UK. The ask is that you listen to at least one album from

This is what thinking looks like. Cool! Grow more neurons by reading through music news for Tuesday, June 4, 2019.

June already. It would be nice if spring finally arrived in some parts of Canada. On to music news for

It was 90 years ago today that the first-ever Academy Awards took place. Meanwhile, in the world for 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