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Random music news for Wednesday, January 20, 2021

No more Trump. I still can’t believe he was ever president. Here’s music news for a brand new era started

How many drummers does it take to cover Metallica’s “Enter Sandman?” If you’re Travis Barker, three sounds about right. He

There were hints that blink-182 was going to release some new music sooner than later. And here’s what arrived last

Like everyone else, blink-182 has to balancing moving forward with doing the right thing when it comes to containing the

Blink-182’s Travis Barker made a surprise appearance on America’s Got Talent Monday night (yeah, I missed it, too; I was

Travis Barker hinted at this new blink-182 Christmas song a couple of weeks back. Here it is.

Fifty years ago today, the first permanent ARPANET (a forerunner to the internet) was established between UCLA and Stanford. And

Everyone needs a hobby, I guess.

On Thursday, word came down that blink-182 was jumping from BMG (an indie label these days) to Columbia (part of

The elder bull terrier has leaf mold allergies again. That’s another $500. Enough of that, though. Let’s do music news

The doomed Fyre Festival is may be far in the review mirror with the people responsible now in jail, but

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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