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Random music news for Saturday, November 21, 2020

If you’re a fan of The Simpsons, you’ll appreciate this. And meanwhile, back in Russia… Once you’re done watching that

I could use a face mask like this. We all could. And we can also use some music news for

If things get much worse, you may want to invest in one of these. Think about that as you peruse

Captain Kirk turns 87 today. Happy birthday, William Shatner. One online meme says that since Donald Trump loves appointing TV

When Apple bought Beats for more than $3 billion in 2014, they acquired the entire line of Beats headphones, which

On this day in 1963, the first push-button telephone went into service. And in music news for November 18… The

Back to work. Back to school. But at least pumpkin spice latte is back. And now, the music news for

Home technology has been advancing at quite the clip over the past couple years, and it looks like Apple is

And just like that, it’s autumn. Here’s some music news. Interesting: BBC Radio 1 wants to become “the Netflix of

I have more headphones and earbuds than I’ll ever need–and there isn’t a Beats model among them. I have no

This is fascinating. Who are the best rappers of all time? You may not listen to hip hop rhymes 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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