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Random music news for Friday, September 24, 1991.

On this day in 1991, Nirvana’s Nevermind, BloodSugarSexMagick, and Badmotorfinger from Soundgarden were all released. Yes, on the same day.

Gimme. NOW. As for music news for August 24, 2021… A UK study confirms that it’s possible to hold full-capacity

Like Space Invaders? You haven’t seen anything like this. Time for some music news for August 13, 2021. This isn’t

When Rick Astley released “Never Gonna Give You Up” on July 27, 1987, no one outside of a handful of

A COVID vaccine in a pill? We could be close to one. Consider that as we go through music news

Oh, those old-school websites built on Angelfire and GeoCities platforms. We thought they were so futuristic and cutting-edge back when

Someone was bribed with a golden toilet? Over to music news for July 22, 2021. Chester Bennington’s widow posted this

That is one DEEP pool! Now let’s get deep with music news for July 16, 2021. This isn’t good: 954

That’s a little too much for a Super Mario 64 game, don’t you think? Now let’s switch to music news

Back to work after a short vacation. Things on these pages will be operating as normal for the next while.

Beetle juice! And yes, I spelled that right. Enjoy that and then move on to music news for July 10,

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 […]
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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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