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What the hell is going on with this explosion in sea shanties?

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

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

It’s the last full day we’ll have to say “President Donald Trump” without using the word “former.” Meanwhile, in music

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

Phil Spector, who roared to fame producing a series of major hits in the 1960s has died. The cause of

January 18th is considered by some to be a “blue day,” or the saddest day of the year. Our holiday

A “smart mask?” I’m surprised it took this long. Moving to music news for January 16, 2021… RIP Tim Bogert,

When I was the program director at Y108/Hamilton in the early 2000s, a short man in a porkpie hat walked

We just lost a couple trillion galaxies. Oops. And this guy has two more guesses at his bitcoin wallet password.

Ever the civic-minded group, The Tragically Hip wanted to keep fans safe during these crazy times and started selling a

It was announced this week that the Foo Fighters have teamed with Vans for a new set of skate shoes.

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 […]
Mark Silver
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 […]
Mark Silver
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 […]
Mark Silver