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Random music news for Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Sad news. The “double Rainbow guy” has died of COVID-19. In other news, here’s what’s happening in music for May

On this day in 1972, Atari released Pong. It became the first successful commercial video game. As for music news

As part of a Q&A session at the end of a class on music history I taught at Humber College

Happy birthday, Eugenie Bouchard! You’re 20! The tao and wisdom of Kurt Cobain. Apparently we’re going to get some unreleased

Yes, Napster is still around but in a very legitimate and legal form. So much so that the company has

Just making sure you don’t get left behind. A Kurt-Cobain-was-murdered conspiracist has sued the Seattle police department. Dave Grohl and

Sarah shows up twice in Audi’s “Doberhuahua” spot. Hey, I laughed. http://youtu.be/zl0zw1YVZd4 More Super Bowl commercials here and here.

I’m due for a new car in about two years. I can’t wait to see what gizmos will be commonplace

As many people have being predicting (ahem, including me) the next big tech battleground will be in car dashboards. The

Intimate gatherings of sports fans and media personalities – Kevin Kennedy in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 012 November 25, 2020
No matter the sport, passionate fans and pundits have long debated the goings-on in the clubhouse or on the pitch of every pro sports team. For most of us, this dialogue and discord are limited to Twitter, or perhaps yelling at sports talk radio hosts in our cars. If you were paying slightly more attention, […]
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The Business of Independent Production – Don Young in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 011 November 18, 2020
Canadians have long heard about Canadian content, aka CanCon. What most outside of the broadcast business don’t generally realize is that much of that content is actually subsidized by the private broadcasters, such as Bell Media and Rogers Media. Many independent producers have made a career, and a lot of money, perfecting the art of […]
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Reaching new VR frontiers – Laura Mingail in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 010 November 10, 2020
Pushing boundaries and breaking with convention takes more than confidence, especially when you’re working inside a media giant. To do this in an authentic and meaningful way one needs to truly believe that they can make a difference, for the greater good. Laura Mingail has done just that in many of her roles, and as […]
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