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Random music news for Friday, October 25, 2019

Should a baseball umpire be involved in something like this? Just askin’. Off to discuss music news for October 25,

Yamaha Canada Music has a new podcast called Going Solo in conjunction with their website, RandomActsOfMusic.ca. Might be worth a

I think one of the greatest gifts humans have is a sense of curiosity. That ability to question things around

Fifty-five years ago today, To Kill a Mockingbird was published. Meanwhile, here’s your roundup of music news for Saturday. Yet

It’s too bad that Motley Crue is hanging it up as far as touring goes because I’m sure Tommy Lee

This. God bless the folks at Yamaha. I wonder if Tommy Lee is already on the phone? They also built

Dr. Bob may have invented the first commercial viable keyboard synthesizer, but his first machines were analogue devices. They sounded

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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