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Random music news for Saturday, December 12, 2020

Question: Humans have created hundreds of breeds of dogs. Why hasn’t anyone bred a dog that lives longer? Just a

One last time for music news in 2018. And how will you spend your December 31? New Year’s Eve! Here

Record labels are always looking to squeeze the most out of the music in their catalogues. One way to do

Like a lot of people, I’m buying fewer CDs these days. If I want to sample something, I’ll just fire

Yesterday saw the release of Bob Dylan: The 1966 Live Recordings, a 36 CD(!!!) box set chronicling Zimmy’s touring life that year. It

And how are we feeling today, Blue Jays fans? Let’s move away from baseball to talk about music news for

I have a ridiculous number of box sets in my collection with more and more of them consisting of deluxe

So far, this has been a dismal year for record sales pretty much everywhere on the planet. Outside of Taylor

Tales from the Sports Journalist’s Beat – Morgan Campbell in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 019 January 24, 2021
From being an NCAA football player to becoming a journalist, Morgan Campbell has spent most of his life with an insiders’ view of the sports world. Over his 20+ year career, he’s witnessed the changes and pullback in sports journalism. In this episode, Morgan breaks down the impact of the new realities of sports journalism, […]
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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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