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Random music news for Thursday, September 24, 2020

The Model Plaid? Weird name, but hella fast! On to music news for September 24, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: Van

Bandcamp continues to act in a progressive, socially-conscious and responsible way. Earlier this year, the distribution and musician supporting site

Plague. Economic ruin. Rioting. Murder hornets. But at least there’s some good news on the Yellowstone supervolcano front. Can you

With no concerts to go to and no merch to buy, how can music fans help the artists they love

I wonder how many people working from home for the first time have yet to put on pants? Another question:

The first Earth Day was celebrated on this day in 1970. As for music news on April 22, 2019… Nine

It was on this day in 1987 that a short-form animated feature called The Simpsons first appeared as an interstitial

Valentine’s Day: a made-up holiday designed to make dudes feel guilty and single people even more lonely. Who needs it?

If you search for new music online, you’ve no doubt used Bandcamp, a great site for bands of all sort

This summer long weekend is a strange one. Not everyone gets Monday off, so spare a thought for those folks.

Donald Trump hasn’t been in office for two weeks and already he’s sparked more opposition since…well, it’s been a while.

Revenue Architects… Beyond the : 30-second spot – Derek Myers, Christos Nikitopoulos, Kevin Worsley in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 030 May 4, 2021
Well behind the scenes in the media business lurks smart folks who really know their way around a spreadsheet. They’re the ones who have charted out and flighted all the commercials, billboards, features and other innovative forms of sponsor integration. We’re of course referring to… revenue management. If you’ve never heard of this career path, […]
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King of the Deal – Phil King in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 029 April 26, 2021
Sports fans today can watch more games and global competitions than we could have possibly imagined, even 20 years ago. For those of us that can remember, which generally means Boomers and Gen-X, there really weren’t many sports to watch until the advent of pay-TV in the mid-80s, which saw the dawn of specialty channels […]
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Leading the pack in the Sports Betting Race – Jim Lawson in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 028 April 20, 2021
For several years, the legalization of single-event sports betting and the planned provincially controlled roll-out has been a hot topic. During that time, Woodbine Entertainment‘s astute executives have been watching and waiting while investing in the media and digital technologies that will be needed in a Canadian landscape where offshore behemoths are permitted to operate […]
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