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Random music news for Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Life on Venus? Damn, I wish Bowie were here to write a song about it. Moving on to music news

Schmooze, the elder English bull terrier, turns 12 today. What a sweetheart. And moving to music news for May 19,

US Thanksgiving. ‘Murica is carb loading for Black Friday. At this time tomorrow, we’ll be watching video of consumers killing

This moving graph takes us through the history of the singles on the Billboard Hot 100, breaking things down by

A new report showed the music industry raked in an astonishing $19.1 billion in 2018, an increase of 9.7% from

Ever wonder why we seem to be content with songs that run between three and four minutes? One theory is

Once upon a time, The Glorious Sons were another hard working rock band from blue collar Kingston, winners of a

The Billboard 200 used to be the most important album chart in the known universe. The more your album sold,

Cameron Gordon over at Completely Ignored as a new graphic for us. Where have American indie rock artists placed on

A long weekend here in Canada. I’m trying not to remember that this is the third of our four summer

HitSongsDeconstructed is a website that tracks trends in songwriting, production, and the music business designed to help musicians and composers

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 […]
Mark Silver
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