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Random music news for Wednesday, December 9, 2020

Before we begin, who doesn’t love news bloopers? Moving to music news for December 9, 2020… If this album sells

Hey, whatever happened to Subway’s Jared? Oh. On to music news for November 27, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: Well, this

Imagine going to school on this bus. Cool. Now let’s study music news for October 28, 2020. Now that they’re

What could this dude possibly want with a three-and-a-half-foot dildo? The mind wanders. But we really need to focus on

It probably wasn’t a good idea, but these were Bowie’s coke-and-alcohol years. Bowie doing Neil Diamond and Perry Como on

So this is 22-02-2020. If we take it further, it was 02:02:20 am earlier today. And if we use military

On this day in 1963, the first use of instant replay happened during the Army-Navy football game. As for what’s

We’re all familiar with what happens with concert tickets these days. Large numbers of tickets end up in the bands

It was 25 years ago today that we heard the news about Kurt Cobain. Yes, it’s been that long. Here’s

On this day in 1994, Aerosmith became the first major rock band to offer a song for free download. “Head

[NOTE: I’m on vacation this week, so there will probably be fewer posts than usual. -AC] On this day in

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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Leadership Born on the Pitch – Eva Havaris in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 015 December 15, 2020
Being a truly great leader is not about title or tenure. Regardless of seniority, natural-born leaders rise above obstacles to influence those around them and rally around a common goal. Eva Havaris has been that kind of leader from a young age, first on the pitch and later in the boardroom. In this episode, Eva […]
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