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Rivers Cuomo is selling thousands of old demos while learning how to code. Here’s his final class assignment.

If you’re a Weezer fan, you’ll want to take a spin through the 2,441 demos Rivers Cuomo has put up

Spoken Word with Electronics unearthed a 40-album set of Betty Crocker cookbooks that was released in the 1950s as part

Sure, you could just put “Bad Guy” from Billie Eilish on repeat until the heat death of the universe. But

A couple of days back, Dave Grohl conceded defeat in his ongoing musical battle with 10-year-old 3-foot-9 Nandi Bushell. The

The pandemic is causing severe financial stress for musicians and music venues. In fact, a report from the UK says

Of course you would. The story here.

I’m not suggesting that Slipknot will work with every crying baby, but here’s proof that it’s might be worth a

Nice artistry, dude. (Via Tom)

Punk fans rejoice: 2020 is not a total loss! Case in point – Toronto punk band The OBGMs released their

Wait. What’s going on here? It’s a new Yanny vs. Laurel thing. Read the word on the left and that’s

There’s been much written on the ineptitude of whoever is choosing the music for Donald Trump’s campaign rallies. For example:

Intimate gatherings of sports fans and media personalities – Kevin Kennedy in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 012 November 25, 2020
No matter the sport, passionate fans and pundits have long debated the goings-on in the clubhouse or on the pitch of every pro sports team. For most of us, this dialogue and discord are limited to Twitter, or perhaps yelling at sports talk radio hosts in our cars. If you were paying slightly more attention, […]
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The Business of Independent Production – Don Young in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 011 November 18, 2020
Canadians have long heard about Canadian content, aka CanCon. What most outside of the broadcast business don’t generally realize is that much of that content is actually subsidized by the private broadcasters, such as Bell Media and Rogers Media. Many independent producers have made a career, and a lot of money, perfecting the art of […]
Mark Silver
Reaching new VR frontiers – Laura Mingail in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 010 November 10, 2020
Pushing boundaries and breaking with convention takes more than confidence, especially when you’re working inside a media giant. To do this in an authentic and meaningful way one needs to truly believe that they can make a difference, for the greater good. Laura Mingail has done just that in many of her roles, and as […]
Mark Silver