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Random Music News for Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Sixty years ago today, the first-ever Boeing 707 took flight. It was the true beginning of the jet age. And now,

It’s still summer. Tomorrow, though… Here’s some music news for September 21. This weekend’s Global Citizen Festival in New York

On this day in 1965, the Beatles played Shea Stadium in New York. This was pretty much the birth of

If you’ve been watching the rebooted Twin Peaks, you’ll know that a number of cool/odd bands have shown up to

It was 45 years ago today this picture was taken. Its impact changed the course of the Viet Nam War.

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

Sixty years ago today, US Customs seized copies of the Allen Ginsberg poem “Howl” on obscenity grounds. Man, if they

On this day in 1970, NASA announced that after a few more flights, there would be no more trips to

Nothing can get you ready to watch another episode of a show like a great theme song. Let’s stick to

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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