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Random music news for Wednesday, March 4, 2020

The oldest podcaster in the world is 101. Give her a listen here. Meanwhile, I have this for music news

Despite it being American Thanksgiving week and Black Friday, there’s still music news to report. Here’s what’s happening on November

I try not to be a judgemental person. But then I heard someone pronounce Über as “Yoober” and all bets

There’s a growing outcry over what’s happening to people who offer music lessons online. Instructional videos are being blocked on

While streaming has cut down on the rate people pirate music–why bother when you can get 50 million songs for

Happy birthday, Elton John. He turns 72 today. As for music news on March 25, 2019. RIP the mysterious Scott

This was the date in 1993 of the truck bombing of the World Trade Centre in New York. Worse was

Tom Brady is 41 today. Retire, already. And in music news for August 3, 2018… Apple hit $1 TRILLION in

Don’t look for YouTube’s music service to launch at SXSW There’s a month’s worth of panel discussions, concerts, art exhibits

On this day in 1977, we discovered rings around Uranus. Stop giggling. Here’s music news for March 10, 2018. Here

Here’s a little secret that few people know: The major record labels have equity positions in Spotify. That’s right: the

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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