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Watch Tico the parrot cover Led Zeppelin, Van Halen, U2, Coldplay, and so many more. He KILLS it!

If you’re in need of a smile today, take a look at these videos of Tico, a parrot who lives

Who would have expected that sea shanties–often centuries old sailor worksongs–would become a massive social media trend? Just go to

Well, that wasn’t very Christian of him, was it? The backstory: After an apparently previous encounter, our Goth hero goes

He never got his departure ceremony. This will have to do.

The horn section is a nice touch. (Via Metalsucks)

Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins didn’t pick up a guitar until he was 14. But by the time he

[Mike Carr has created a catalogue/reference work featuring all kinds of Canadian rock and alternative releases from the past few

I’d never heard of Heavy Metal Massacre until I stumbled on this article from Kotaku Australia. Released in 1989, HMM

No more Trump. I still can’t believe he was ever president. Here’s music news for a brand new era started

One of the last things Donald Trump did as president was issue an executive order for the construction of a

Props to this whisky blogger who manages to tell the history of distilling Scotch from 1494 to the present in

The Speaker Representation Business – Martin Perelmuter in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 018 January 18, 2021
It is a lot harder to become a paid speaker than you might imagine. While you may think that publishing a book is a surefire way to become sought after, there’s a lot more to it, actually! Sure, there are many authors, politicians and academics that companies pay big bucks to keynote events. There are […]
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Born into the Beautiful Game – James Easton in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 017 January 13, 2021
The Easton family has played a vital role in shaping the North American soccer landscape for almost 50 years. In the early 70’s, Jim Easton Sr. uprooted his family from Scotland to take the job as the inaugural head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps. Over his time in the role, Jim and his family fell […]
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In Search of a Digital Media Business Model – Chris Skinner in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 016 December 26, 2020
Traditional media businesses have long struggled to realize the opportunity with digital. Giving away free ad-supported content has backfired with Facebook and Google now controlling the relationship with the audience and all their associated behavioural data and preferences. What has emerged, thanks to Netflix, is that people will pay for good content, which is really […]
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