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Random music news for Saturday, March 7, 2020

Here’s a topic worthy of exploration these days: edible vaccines. And here are 18 more common ways to die than

Artist: Luke Rathborne Song: “Ordinary Woes” Album/EP: Single Wailing and morose vocals built atop a (wonderfully) gruesomely distorted guitar, Luke

Artist: Madame PsychosisSong: “Just Wanna Be Myself”Album: SingleBand location: Toronto Why I like it: A fun, upbeat song with sweet

Artist: MunaSong: Pink LightAlbum: Saves The World Muna’s new sophomore album Saves The World is in every way reflective of

Artist: A Tribe Called RedSong: “Ba Na Na” feat. Oadario, Haviah Mighty, and Chippewa TravellersAlbum: SingleBand location: Ottawa Why I

A warm summer night in Muskoka, great friends, better music, under a starry sky. Sounds pretty fun, right? A concert

After weeks of lobbying, kvetching and voting, the 200-ish music industry wonks of the Polaris Music Prize jury have narrowed

Seventy years ago, something crashed at Roswell, New Mexico. Probably a stupid grey. And now, the music news for July

No, the music video is not dead. The Prism Prize seeks to recognize the best Canada has to offer, complete

The Prism Prize has returned, setting in motion a process to name the best Canadian music video of the last

After polling 120 music industry types across Canada, jurors have finally settled on these ten finalists in The Prism Prize,

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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