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Check Out the First-Ever Chuck Berry Music Video

Legends never die, right? Despite his death in March, guitar god Chuck Berry still has music on the way, and

April 27, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Chuck Berry

Before Chuck Berry died on March 18, he’d record his first album since 1979. Chuck is due June 9, but

Forty-seven years ago today, Paul McCartney announced he was leaving The Beatles. And now, the music news… A Spotify executive

Many songs are sent. Few are chosen. These are my eleven recommended picks for the week. Mediazoic takes care of

The first incidence of sabotage aboard a commercial airliner happened on this day in 1933 when a passenger deliberately started

One of the coolest music projects ever was the Carl Sagan-curated Golden Record, phonograph records attached to the Voyager 1

On this day 59 years ago, Elvis was drafted into the army. And in music news… Chuck Berry apparently left

We’ve all heard by now that Chuck Berry, the great rock’n’roll pioneer, died on Saturday at the age of 90.

Remember this: no matter how much you hate your job, at least you’re not Sean Spicer. And now, some music

When aliens finally intercept one of the two Voyager spacecraft and decode the audio on their golden phonograph discs, their

Chuck Berry was one of the people who invented rock’n’roll. He’s considered so important to the universe that “Johnny B.

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 […]
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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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