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Random music news for Wednesday, January 6, 2020

Is anyone else being bombarded with spam saying that they’ve won/inherited/chosen to receive thousands or millions of dollars? I’ve seen

There’s another health issue caused by COVID-19: cracked teeth. Let’s see what we have for music news for October 1,

Deep into the vacation staycation. I’ve discovered that there’s so much left to do around the house that I might

First, this: Now, music news for April 29, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: SXSW has been sued over its “no refunds”

Should a baseball umpire be involved in something like this? Just askin’. Off to discuss music news for October 25,

June already. It would be nice if spring finally arrived in some parts of Canada. On to music news for

Slipknot’s Corey Taylor was playing a solo gig in Moscow when some wingnut tried to rush him onstage. Fortunately, Corey

It was 32 years ago today that the first shovels went into the ground for the construction of what would

Forty years ago today, a 300-metre TV transmission tower in Barrie, Ontario, was hit by a light plane in dense

Left the hotel in Singapore at 3:45 am Wednesday morning. I’ll arrive home in Toronto at 7:25 pm the same

The tributes keep coming for Chris Cornell. On the first night of the Rock on the Range festival in Ohio

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 […]
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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 […]
Mark Silver