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Random music news for Tuesday, August 24, 2021

Gimme. NOW. As for music news for August 24, 2021… A UK study confirms that it’s possible to hold full-capacity

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

Microsoft to Calibri: “Buh-bye.” The company now needs help choosing a new default font. Consider that while you browse music

The bad news is that August is more than half over. The good news is that we’re closer to the

Still on vacation staycation. Still haven’t accomplished much around the house–except for putting together music news for August 5, 2020.

Remember the Heaven’s Gate suicides? The bodies were discovered on this day in 1997. On a happier note. here’s some

Marc Garneau became the first Canadian in space on this day in 1984. And in music news for October 5,

Wikileaks was born on this day in 2006. Good thing? Bad thing? I guess it all depends. And now, music

It was 32 years ago today that the first shovels went into the ground for the construction of what would

St. Patrick’s Day. I’ve been saving a bottle of Bushmills Black for today. And now, the music news. Here’s a

I golfed for the first time in more than three years yesterday. See you again in 2017! No, Tina Turner

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 […]
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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