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Did Bowie Know Something About Spiders From Mars Before NASA?

The latest round of good fun on the interwebs comes courtesy of NASA with a shout out to David Bowie!

Dublin is holding their third annual Bowie Festival in January. January 8th would have been David Bowie’s 71st birthday. The

This is very cool! The continued access to interesting bits of David Bowie’s career continues. I expect that will a

It took me a few days to wrap my head around the death of Chris Cornell last Thursday. This is

For years after his death in August 1977, the estate of Elvis Presley earned hundreds of millions of dollars flogging

In recent interview with NME, Jared Leto spoke of David Bowie, the man, not the music, as being a serious

Many of you will recall the brief outing David Bowie had in a side project called Tin Machine. Rolling Stone

Bowie fans will get a treat in an upcoming episode of BBC4’s The People’s History of Pop. Several rarities are

We seem to be living in a time, if you are of a certain age, where the musical pillars upon

Covers are so hit and miss. But every once in a while, something really makes you smile. This is from

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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