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Random music news for Monday, March 9, 2020

Yes, I’m glad for the extra daylight at the end of the day, but switching to DST is not healthy.

Look at it this way: Get past today and we won’t have to deal with another extra-long February until 2024.

Did you know that Boxing Day is now the third busiest shopping day of the year? The busiest is the

Happy birthday, ‘Merica. But the world doesn’t stop for your Independence Day, so here’s music news for July 4, 2108.

Not only is James Comey on a tour to promote his book, A Higher Loyalty, he has also apparently joined

This is a weird day for business. In Canada, it’s a long weekend. In the US, it’s a gap day

By: Juliette Jagger (@juliettejagger) I remember getting off the bus a few blocks up from the Qalandia refugee camp, which

By Amber Healy Last year, Martin Shkreli gained some notoriety for purchasing the one and only copy of Once Upon

Notice how it took about three days after Halloween for the Christmas commercials to start and for Starbucks to launch

Should we read anything into the fact that it’s Caitlyn Jenner with a C instead of with a K? That

Yesterday was actually the first day of spring. And there was a super moon and a total eclipse. It was

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
The Ultimate Backstage Pass – David Kines in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 032 May 17, 2021
In today’s everything-on-demand world, it may be hard for anyone born post-Y2 K to answer a simple question, “where do you watch music videos?” A reasonable answer would be YouTube, Apple Music, or maybe even Tiktok. Prior to the dawn of YouTube in 2005, the answer was easy. MTV if you’re American, and of course […]
Mark Silver