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PUP launches a charity beer to help women at risk

PUP calls it Scorpion Beer, which is named after track five on their current album, Morbid Stuff. The brew–a kveik

Faygo, the chosen beverage of Insane Clown Posse, has been restricted to a couple of different types of soda. Okay,

John Mann was the face of Spirit of the West, the band behind this iconic Canadian party song. John has

As of today, smallpox has been eradicated from the planet for 38 years. Take that, anti-vaxxers. And for music news

March 27, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alexa, Beer, Tank

Tell me you don’t want one of these Alexa tanks for your house. I dare you.

It’s officially been a year of Trump. How are we all feeling? Ponder that as we go through some music

Attention international readers: Canadians get a long weekend for Thanksgiving. After the week we’ve had, we could use the time

The Rheostatics, one of Toronto’s most-beloved indie alt-rock bands of the last 30 years, don’t get out much these days

The podcast keeps plugging along. This week: The Horseshoe Tavern: an institution for those who are into music (or booze).

There is NO productivity this week, is there? But isn’t that what summer is for? And now, music news for

We Canadians like to lord certain things over our American neighbours. Healthcare. Peaceful cities (at least relative to America). And beer

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 […]
Mark Silver