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Random music news for Saturday, November 21, 2020

If you’re a fan of The Simpsons, you’ll appreciate this. And meanwhile, back in Russia… Once you’re done watching that

Hey, it’s the Friday of a summer long weekend, F**ck it, huh? Embrace the craziness,.

It was on this day in 1873 that the Canadian government established the RCMP. As for music news on May

January is half over. That’s the kind of thing I’m holding onto right about now. The average Spotify users pays

Marilyn Manson. Led Zeppelin. Ozzy Osbourne. They’re all among the usual suspects when religious types are looking to call out

On this day in 1952, The New Musical Express published the first-ever UK singles chart. Fast-forwarding to November 14, 2018,

It’s typical Celine Dion, but wait until about the 1:30 mark. And make sure you until the very end because

The younger bull terrier had dental work this week. Relatives from the US tell me that our dogs have better

How can 2017 be halfway over already? Here’s some music news for June 30, 2017. Britney Spears is adamant that

On this day in 1978, the first piece of spam was sent over ARPANET, the precursor to the modern Internet.

The contract rider is the part of the performance contract between the promoter and the artist that specifies what special

Intimate gatherings of sports fans and media personalities – Kevin Kennedy in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 012 November 25, 2020
No matter the sport, passionate fans and pundits have long debated the goings-on in the clubhouse or on the pitch of every pro sports team. For most of us, this dialogue and discord are limited to Twitter, or perhaps yelling at sports talk radio hosts in our cars. If you were paying slightly more attention, […]
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The Business of Independent Production – Don Young in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 011 November 18, 2020
Canadians have long heard about Canadian content, aka CanCon. What most outside of the broadcast business don’t generally realize is that much of that content is actually subsidized by the private broadcasters, such as Bell Media and Rogers Media. Many independent producers have made a career, and a lot of money, perfecting the art of […]
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Reaching new VR frontiers – Laura Mingail in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 010 November 10, 2020
Pushing boundaries and breaking with convention takes more than confidence, especially when you’re working inside a media giant. To do this in an authentic and meaningful way one needs to truly believe that they can make a difference, for the greater good. Laura Mingail has done just that in many of her roles, and as […]
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