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A list of cool music news items you may have missed when this website was down

May 11, 2019May 10, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adel, Airpods, Big Wreck, Billy Joel, Bono, Chris Martin, Chris Stapleton, Ed Sheeran, Guns N'Roses, Hi-Res Audio, Imagine Draongs, Joy Division, Kurt Cobain, Metal, MQA, Napster, NOFX, Noise Pollution, Rolling Stone, Sharon Osbourne, Twitter, Woodstock, YouTube

Yes, we’re up and running again after nearly two weeks issues with our web hosting service. It was THEIR fault

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Random music news for Thursday, April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019April 24, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Blood on the Dance Floor, Chris Martin, Michael Stipe, Mueller, Ozzy Osbourne, Radio, Smart Speakers, Spotify

Sixty years ago today, the St. Lawrence Seaway opened for business. Moving on to music news for April 25, 2019…

Music History

Hate the concept of daylight saving time? Blame an ancestor of Chris Martin of Coldplay.

March 9, 2019March 9, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Chris Martin, Coldplay, Daylight Saving Time

Why is daylight saving time still a thing? Introduced during World War 1 as a way of conserving energy (and

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They’re not fooling anyone: This new band called Los Unidades is actually Coldplay

November 28, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Chris Martin, Coldplay, Global Citizen, Los Unidades

This was tweeted out the other day. Parlophone Records are delighted to present new signing #LosUnidades pic.twitter.com/TZWr5ilJXu — Parlophone Records

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Random music news for Wednesday, November 21, 2018

November 21, 2018November 20, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments BTS, California Wildfires, Chris Martin, El Mocambo, Ghost, Mariah Carey, Maroon 5, Mission Impossible, Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Snoop Dogg, Taylor Swift, Vinyl

Back in the home office but still technically on vacation for another few days. Here are some random music news

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Will Ferrell decided that Coldplay needed more cowbell. So he provided it.

October 9, 2018October 8, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Chris Martin, Coldplay, Cowbell, Will Ferrell

Over the weekend, Chris Martin of Coldplay performed at a charity event at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles during

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Random music news for Saturday, August 11, 2018

August 11, 2018August 11, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alexa Auto, Astronomy, Avicii, Black Hole, Blockchain toilet, Chris Martin, Coldplay, Dance Crazes, Demos, Donnie Robichaud, Fredericton, Lebanon, Lumineers, news, Pussy Riot, Queens of the Stone Age, Social Music

I finally cleaned out the shed as part of my staycation duties. I’m sure the place is a breeding ground

Music Industry

Random music news for Monday, April 30, 2018

April 30, 2018April 29, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment <RI, Avicii, Batman, Bob Dylan, Chris Martin, Dear Rouge, Dementia, Donald Trump, Ed Sheeran, Facebook, Floppy Discs, Green Day, Justin Bieber, Kanye West, Lemmy, Motorhead, Prince, Twenty One Pilots

It’s the last day of April–or as some people in parts of the country where spring is late call it,

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Random Music News for Monday, January 22, 2018

January 22, 2018January 21, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Chris Martin, Dolores O'Riordan, Exile on Main Street, Gwyneth Patrow, Jim Rodford, John Fogerty, Motley Crue, North Korea, Olympics, Proud Mary, RIP, Rod Stewart, Rolling Stones, Simon and Garfunkel, South Korea, Sting, Tom Petty, Will.i.am

It was on January 22, 1984, that this commercial ran once. It was during Super Bowl XVIII. It’s still one

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Random Music News for Saturday, January 6, 2018

January 6, 2018January 5, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, CES, Chris Martin, David Bowie, Diddy, Distiller, Figure Skating, Jimmy Iovine, Justin Bieber, Whitney Houston

I think a glacier is forming in my backyard. Should I be worried? And now, some music news for Saturday,

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Random Music News for Wednesday, December 13, 2017

December 13, 2017December 13, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments ABBA, Bono, Chris Martin, Donna Summer, Eve Hewson, Josh Homme, Mariah Carey, Prince Harry, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Sandy Hook, Sheryl Crow, Trevor Horn, U2

Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You” is inescapable here in Vietnam. We heard it four times in

Revenue Architects… Beyond the : 30-second spot – Derek Myers, Christos Nikitopoulos, Kevin Worsley in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 030 May 4, 2021
Well behind the scenes in the media business lurks smart folks who really know their way around a spreadsheet. They’re the ones who have charted out and flighted all the commercials, billboards, features and other innovative forms of sponsor integration. We’re of course referring to… revenue management. If you’ve never heard of this career path, […]
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King of the Deal – Phil King in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 029 April 26, 2021
Sports fans today can watch more games and global competitions than we could have possibly imagined, even 20 years ago. For those of us that can remember, which generally means Boomers and Gen-X, there really weren’t many sports to watch until the advent of pay-TV in the mid-80s, which saw the dawn of specialty channels […]
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Leading the pack in the Sports Betting Race – Jim Lawson in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 028 April 20, 2021
For several years, the legalization of single-event sports betting and the planned provincially controlled roll-out has been a hot topic. During that time, Woodbine Entertainment‘s astute executives have been watching and waiting while investing in the media and digital technologies that will be needed in a Canadian landscape where offshore behemoths are permitted to operate […]
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