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Random music news for Wednesday, December 5, 2018

Think air pollution is bad today? It’s nothing compared to The Great Smog of London which descended on this city

If you’re confused by the whole notion of how blockchain can be of use to the music and musicians, you’re not

Of the many new pieces of tech introduced at SXSW this year was Volareo, the “world’s first blockchain music speaker.”

It has been more than 13 years since Ol’ Dirty Bastard shuffled off this mortal coil into the great beyond.

Now being a fan of Drake or Kanye or Eminem can turn into cash in your pocket. Used to be

There’s a bougainvillea that my wife has in a pot in the backyard and it’s STILL alive. That’s one tough

In yet another Bjorkish move–what else would you call it?–Bjork has announced that anyone one wants to buy her new

Blockchain, blockchain, blockchain. It’s a word that comes up a lot when people talk about the future of the financial

As I write this, I’m somewhere between Toronto and Tapei, heading for a music conference in Singapore. I’ll report back.

There are plenty of companies hoping to disrupt the music industry by disintermediating the big establishment players (record labels, publishers,

It was a rough weekend for both of the bull terriers. They both got terribly skunked on Friday night. If

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 […]
Mark Silver
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