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The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 822: The history of nerd rock

nerd: (nərd) n. informal. 1. A foolish of contemptible person who lacks social skills or is boringly studious. 2. A

The Mercury Prize–the inspiration for our Polaris Prize–is an annual cash award (£25,000) to the artist who released the best

Nice to have a long weekend, innit? Most of us have today off, although The Wife, who now has a

The words “Houston, we have a problem” were uttered on this day in 1970. Now, the music news for April

Sure, I could done something with a St. Patrick’s Day theme, but that would have been too restricting. Have a

By: Juliette Jagger (@juliettejagger) Artist: VACAY “The Other Side” Album/EP:Single From Toronto’s very own VACAY, this falsetto-laced tune tells of

On this day 95 years ago, a Montreal station that went by the name XWA began broadcasting the first ever

The thing about using a streaming music service is that every time you log in, you add more information to

‘Tis the season for Vacation Bible School. Once again, I will be giving it a miss–and these songs probably won’t

Picked out just for you. Lemme know what you think of this week’s selection. And if you hear something you

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 […]
Mark Silver