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Random Music News for September 4, 2014

I’m almost ready to declare the new puppy house trained. Yay! Name the only band to ever perform a concert

We’re Cancon heavy again this week because we do work in this country. Thanks to Mediazoic for the hosting.

The tallest member of Sonic Youth will have a solo record called The Best Day on October 21st through Matador.

The Sonic Youth dude is part of an outfit called Twilight. The album, II: Beneath Trident’s Tomb, will be out

May 15, 2012 Alan Cross 7 Comments

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I’m going to read you a quote. The sentiments probably sound familiar. “Forms and rhythms in music are never altered

Just about everyone has some kind of portable device that plays music: iPod, iPhone, some other kind of phone, an

Here’s a little information for people who still treasure your CD collection. You may have noticed a sort of code

In their 30-plus years together, Depeche Mode has sold more than 100 million records and is easily one of the

Every once in a while, we hear how rock is dead and that it’s reached the end of the line.

Strange things can happen at concerts. Earlier this year at a festival in Australia, a drunken guy somehow managed to

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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