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Random music news for Wednesday, July 14, 2021

If you’re over 30, you might be able to relate to this. (Via Tom) Stretch. Then try some music news

If you’ve been to New York or London, you might have been on a walking tour of musical landmarks. There

If you’re still being very careful about wearing a mask, here’s one that takes things to a whole new level.

Looking for a new conspiracy beyond QAnon? Try the “Birds Aren’t Real” movement. Yes, it exists. Fortunately, the music news

A year ago in the midst of pandemic hell, a lot of people asked me when I thought we’d be

Bonny Brent died recently at the age of 73. Given his life-long love of music and playing the drums, family

It’s been an incredibly long year for all of us. For musicians, artists and people who work in the arts,

Over the last couple of years, e-sports has grown into a multi-billion-dollar global thing that in some ways rivals traditional

Back in the 1960s, Yorkville was a Toronto enclave that became a cultural centre for the burgeoning Canadian music scene.

Hello, Newman. You do bring up some good points. More info in today’s round-up of music news for October 10,

[I was asked to write this for Postmedia. -AC] In the Before Times, our social calendars were filled with concerts

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