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Random music news for Thursday, December 31, 2020

As this wretched, wretched year comes to an end, here’s something else to be paranoid about: You are nothing but

Like every other music streaming platform, Apple Music keeps meticulous records of who streams what. Here are their year-end lists

Hey, whatever happened to Subway’s Jared? Oh. On to music news for November 27, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: Well, this

Lest we forget. And now, music news for November 11, 2020. This song won’t play well with the MAGA types

The economy of the planet has been hit hard by the coronavirus but there are a few areas that have

If you’re looking for a nice summer wine, Tragically Hip Chardonnay is back. Now some music news for July 9,

Coronavirus update 1: In an effort to calm frayed nerves, some radio stations are hauling out the Christmas music. Coronavirus

This can’t be good: Vultures have been spotted flying over Manhattan. Meanwhile, over on the music news side of things

The first-ever Nobel Prize ceremony was held on this day in 1901. Now let’s try some music news for December

It was on this day in 1965 that A Charlie Brown Christmas aired for the first time. Meanwhile, in music

Spotify users have been able to access the service through a browser forever, something you could never really do with

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