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Giles Martin, Son of George, on Producing The Beatles in the 21st Century

June 23, 2017June 22, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Abbey Road, Beatles, George Martin, Giles Martin

Giles Martin has been intimately involved with the Beatles from the moment he was conceived and continues carry on his

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This Weekend Will Mark the 50th Anniversary of the First-Ever Live Global Satellite TV Broadcast. And It Came from the Beatles.

June 22, 2017June 23, 2017 Alan Cross 2 Comments All You Need is Love, Beatles, Satellite Broadcast

When we turn on the TV or the computer, we can access video from any part of the planet instantly.

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This Week’s Top 11 Playlist: 09 June 2017

June 9, 2017June 8, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Arcade Fire, Barns Courtney, Beatles, Halsey, Hollerado, Liam Gallagher, Mutoid Man, New Politics, Saintseneca, The War on Drigs, U2

With so many new songs coming at you day after day, here are eleven tracks pre-screened by me. Maybe your

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Random Music News for Thursday, June 8, 2017

June 8, 2017June 7, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Childish Gambino, CW McCall, Donald Glover, Glastonbury, iOS 11, Jay Z, Noel Gallagher, One Love Manchester, Smartphones, Streaming, Tidal, Twin Peaks

It was 45 years ago today this picture was taken. Its impact changed the course of the Viet Nam War.

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Random Music News for Saturday, June 3, 2017

June 3, 2017June 2, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment Beatles, Beyonce, Brad Pitt, Chris Cornell, Coachella, Eagles, Guns 'N Roses, GWAR, Kathy Griffin, Manchester, Pemberton Music Festival, Radiohead, Sgt. Pepper, Them Crooked Vultures, Vince Gill

Do you get those annoying calls from people who want to clean your furnace ducts? I got nine yesterday. NINE.

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A Big Beatles Anniversary: It was 50 Years Ago Today That the Sgt. Taught the Band to Play

June 1, 2017June 1, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments 50th Anniversary, Beatles, Sgt. Pepper

On June 1, 1967, the Beatles released Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart’s Club Band, one of the most important and influential

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EXCLUSIVE: The REAL Sgt. Pepper Was a Canadian Cop. How a Police Assignment with The Beatles Created a 50-Year Mystery

May 31, 2017June 4, 2017 Alan Cross 10 Comments Beatles, John Lennon, OPP, Paul McCartney, Randy Pepper, Sgt. Pepper, Thomas Shaw

Was the Beatles’ Mythical Bandleader, Sgt. Pepper, Actually a Real-Life Canadian Police Officer? The Beatles are the most-studied, best-documented musical

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Random Music News for Tuesday, May 30, 2017

May 30, 2017May 29, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album sales, Apple Newton, Audiobooks, Beatles, Brazil, Donald Trump, Karaoke, Microsoft, Music sales, PTSD, Roger Waters, Sgt. Pepper, Streaming, William Shatner

I just heard that my favourite sci-fi novel (actually, it’s part of a trilogy) of the last two decades, The Three-Body Problem

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Random Music News for Monday, May 29, 2017

May 29, 2017May 28, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Elvis, Gillian Anderson, Gregg Allman, Husky, James Brown, Kenya, KISS, Ontario 150, Ontario Place, Pemberton, Sgt. Pepper, Tupac

It’s Memorial Day in the US and a bank holiday in the UK, but there’s still music news for May

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Random Music News for Friday, May 26, 2017

May 26, 2017May 25, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Barry White, Beatles, Clive Davis, Eric Clapton, Handmaid's Tale, Headstones, Hugh Dillion, Katy Perry, Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher, Pemberton, PodSearch, Sgt. Pepper, Smartphones

The Wife has me scheduled to do all kinds of flower planting this weekend. Lovely. And now, the music news

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Random Music News for Saturday, May 20, 2017

May 20, 2017May 19, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Aerosmith, Beatles, Donald Trump, Iron Maiden, John Entwhistle, Katy Perry, Liam Gallagher, Mick Jagger, Noel Gallagher, The Who, Video Games, YouTube

And how’s the May 2-4 weekend for you so far? (I had to explain the “2-4” reference to a non-Canadian.

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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