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Random music news for Friday, September 11, 2020

Cool. A floating Apple Store. Elsewhere in music news for September 11, 2020… Why do artists get paid so little

If you need some affirmation to start the week, here’s Jonathan Frakes telling you you’re right for 41 seconds. You’ll

Exercise in a pill? Maybe. Think about that as you browse through music news for July 11, 2020. Coronavirus update

Damn, it’s dark so early. But we’ve almost bottomed out. Moving now to music news for December 19, 2019. Bucking

On this day in 1973, the first-ever handheld mobile phone call was made. As for music news on April 3,

I rolled up the rim to win and all I got was four more weeks of winter. Now all I

I have a maple tree in my backyard that refuses to let its leaves turn colour. It’s the most stubborn

Has Kanye done anything crazy yet today? He’s had enough attention this week, so we’ll leave him out of music

Thirty-two years ago today, Diego Maradona scored his famous Hand of God goal at the 1986 World Cup. Moving to

Yes, March can get all lion-like at the beginning, but it’s only three weeks until the first day of spring.

On this day in 1995, we almost ended up in a nuclear war because of a series of mistakes and

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 […]
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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 […]
Mark Silver