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Random music news for Tuesday, November 13, 2018

As you may have determined from my out-of-office note, I’m AWOL for the next bit. Where? Send an email to

August already. And my parents are coming to visit for almost a week. This should be interesting. Here’s music news

Like most guys, I dread the idea of picking out a greeting card. I have no confidence that my taste

Yes, Minions. (Blame Tom for the link.)

The Syrian civil war officially started on this day in 2011. There’s no end/bottom in sight. Here’s the music news

Woke up in Nashville again. The amount of meat and fat available to the average person around here is mind-boggling.

Wake me up when the temperature gets within five degrees of the freezing mark. Otherwise, I’m just going to stay

McAfee, one of the big anti-virus software companies, is worried about Canadian musicians. AScared, actually. While observing the malware bouncing

I hate to say it, but I called this one. When the “Blurred Lines” verdict came down–the one saying that

Mark Cuban–yes, the Dallas Mavericks owner and Shark Tank guy–isn’t much of a Trump supporter. He posted this mashup of

In light the successful prosecution of Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” for being too derivative of Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It

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