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Random music news for Saturday, August 4, 2018

A long weekend here in Canada. I’m trying not to remember that this is the third of our four summer

I did not know this about April 18, 2018. Let’s move on to the music news for the day. Alexa

Did I mention that pumpkin spice lattes and muffins are back? And now, the music news for September 6. Facebook

Warm? The coldest temperature ever recorded on the planet was on this day in 1983 at Vostok Station in Antarctica

On Saturday September 17, a benefit concert to help raise awareness about the fight against AIDS is happening at Montreal’s

Well known artists can make a lot of money for private concerts, and apparently, not everyone who has a ton

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