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Composer Hans Zimmer has been hired by BMW to create a “soundtrack” for an electric car.

Outside of the crunch of tires, electric cars are completely silent. You can’t hear one coming, which means it’s a

Aliens exist. Tom DeLonge will be proven right. Moving to music news for February 1, 2020… This is important: A

The infotainment system in my car–a proprietary system developed in-house by the manufacturer–is horrible. It’s slow, unnecessarily hard to navigate

Why does a salad seem taste better when someone else makes it? Just wondering. Meanwhile, here’s what I have for

Well, that was an ugly trip back from the Caribbean. Weather-delayed flights. Missed connections. Unwanted overnight stays. Overbooked flights. Crew

Happy anniversary, dear. And now, music news. Modest Mouse’s Isaac Brock was involved in a car crash after falling asleep

Because it’s Remembrance Day, you need to listen to this song very carefully. And now, the music news. Want to

It’s Guy Fawkes night. If he were still alive, I wonder what he’d think of Anonymous appropriating his mask? Adele:

Maybe. Rumours are that they started talking last year. From MacWorld: The Apple Car is taking another lap on the

This is from the Stars and Cars section of a site called Auto Evolution: “Happy birthday to my angel, my

Panasonic has teamed up with Abbey Road Studios and the MINI division of BMW to put together this cool demo

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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