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Random music news for Thursday, July 19, 2018

On this day in 1977, the first GPS signal was broadcast from a satellite. It was a 100% military thing

Halfway through July. Why does summer speed by faster than winter? Distract yourself from that with some music news for

Billie Joe Armstrong was inspired to write “American Idiot” by the nuttiness of George W. Bush’s administration. Fourteen years later,

Superstitious about today? Me? Naw. But I’m not going to take any chances, just in case. And now, the music

Just when you thought there was nothing more to say about Green Day’s 2004 album, American Idiot, comes word that

The story (I think it’s something of a myth myself) that Green Day had recorded an entire album they called

In the fall of 2004, I and a bunch of other people were trooped into a boardroom at Warner Music

The Dawn of Digital Sports Journalism at The Globe & Mail and Yahoo Canada – Steve McAllister in Conversation with TBP Podcast ep 005 September 4, 2020
Ask any Canadian sports journalist who they consider one the nicest and forward-thinking minds behind the rise of digital, and chances are they would say, Steve McAllister. As one of the most accomplished and highly regarded leaders in sports journalism over the last 20 years, Steve has provided the mentorship and launchpad for too many […]
Andrew Dick
Behind the desk of Global and CTV News – Kevin Newman in conversation with TBP podcast ep 004 August 18, 2020
Kevin’s award-winning career has spanned four decades, covering the biggest stories from the four corners of the earth and those most important to Canadians. While he’s a household name for his on-camera presence, as you will learn in this episode, Kevin Newman is also an innovator whose energy is fueled by the same startup drive […]
Mark Silver
At the top of the sponsorship world – Sam Galet in conversation with TBP podcast ep 003 August 5, 2020
Sam Galet is one of the sponsorship industry’s most successful connectors. Over his 20+ year career, he has been directly involved in leading a number of massive sports, entertainment and lifestyle sponsorships, endorsements and naming rights deals. From an early age, Sam knew what he wanted to achieve in his career and he set his […]
Mark Silver