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Random music news for Monday, March 9, 2020

Yes, I’m glad for the extra daylight at the end of the day, but switching to DST is not healthy.

It’s the final sprint towards Christmas. How crazy is the next seven days for you? Can you take time to

Bruce Springsteen’s one-man Broadway has grossed at least $66 million US so far. Tickets, if you can get them, are

Something happened in astronomy on this day in 1967 that eventually resulted in one of the most famous album covers

No one can get tickets to Springsteen’s one-man show on Broadway. Last I heard, the grosses of the 236-show run

NO MORE GDPR EMAILS! PLEASE! I don’t even subscribe to 75% of these newsletters! And now, for music news on

This is the 45th anniversary of the release of Pong, the first commercially successful video game. And in music news

It’s been a year exactly since the Brexit vote. How’s that going for everyone, hmm? And now, the music news

Happy birthday, mom! And now, the music news for June 6. Was Prince given the wrong drug in hours before

Construction in my basement continues. The smaller of the two bull terriers is losing her mind. Meanwhile, here’s music news.

If you’ve ever been to Nashville, you’ll know that you run into a different honky-tonk about every fifteen feet, all

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