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Random music news for Thursday, December 24, 2020

Because it’s Christmas Eve, here’s a picture of Danzig wrapping presents. View this post on Instagram A post shared by

Calling all U2 fans — is your calendar marked for September 25? Gather your best dark sunglasses, bandanas and pyrotechnics

So THAT’S what that new orange dot is all about. Now let’s try music news for September 19, 2020. Coronavirus

On behalf of everyone in the part of North America where May weather has yet to assert itself, go home

I have not resorted to baking bread yet. I understand that this is a thing, especially sourdough. Moving to music

I wonder how many people working from home for the first time have yet to put on pants? Another question:

Okay, so it’s not totally coronavirus-free, but stay with me on this. Yesterday–St. Patrick’s Day–Bono offered up a new song

Now don’t panic U2 fans. Bono has not started a solo career! Here’s something from the publicist at DroneDeploy: “Recently,

Yes, we’re up and running again after nearly two weeks issues with our web hosting service. It was THEIR fault

Elijah Hewson, son of some guy named Bono, has been playing in a Dublin-based band called Inhaler since 2012. A

Anyone rolled up their rim and won anything significant this year? Me neither. But I do have music news for

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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