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The internet has turned Yoko Ono into a metal queen

Andre Antunes, the YouTuber who specializes in giving odd people metal makeovers, has applied his magic to Yoko Ono. And

Beatles fans, there are TWO collectables coming up for auction this month that might be worth taking out a loan.

Attention, Batman fans. You could have purchased Batman #1 if you had this much money. You probably don’t, so let’s

Now we have to worry about universal warming? Great. I’d rather just deal with music news for November 12, 2020.

A interesting point, don’t you think? Here’s what’s going on in music news for October 3, 2020. Coronavirus update 1:

No. Just…no. Let’s begin the first day of autumn with music news for September 22, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: There

Off to Vancouver today to cover the Skookum Festival. I just have time to report on some music news for

Still fresh from the breakup of The Beatles, John Lennon got to work on music that would become the Imagine

Thirty-two years ago today there was a massive tornado outbreak that hit areas around Barrie, Ontario. It was bad. As

Toronto police are investigating the theft of a rock–like, a pebble–from the Yoko Ono exhibit at the Gardiner Museum. The

Fifteen years ago today, one of the worst concert tragedies in history happened with a pyro display during a Great

Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
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 […]
Mark Silver