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Random music news for Monday, January 11, 2021

This is Blue Monday, right? It’s supposedly the most depressing day of the year. Hopefully, it’s at least sunny where

Skull cakes? Kinda cool, actually. As for music news on Thursday, October 15… Coronavirus update 1: Remember that no social

Beck has always been something of a space cadet, something I say with much affection because I’m a big fan.

Deep into the vacation staycation. I’ve discovered that there’s so much left to do around the house that I might

When astronomers started looking at a certain type of very hot and very bright star called Delta Sculti, they noticed

Here’s something non-COVID that reminds us that the universe is a big and wonderful place. Astronomers studying the collision of

Wow. Some people, huh? Where have you been, lady? Let’s divert from that to music news for February 6, 2020.

I finally cleaned out the shed as part of my staycation duties. I’m sure the place is a breeding ground

On November 28, 1967–fifty years ago today–Jocelyn Bell and Anthony Hewish were on duty at the Interplanetary Scintillation Array of

Earlier this year, the Foo Fighters gave the first indication that they were getting ready to release a new album

If you’ve been following the search for our new alien overlords, you’re probably as fascinated as I am with the

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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