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Random music news for Wednesday, September 3, 2020

Hear about the Canadian inventor who sued the entire computer industry for US$350 billion? Yeah, he lost. Here’s what we

There are good gigs, there are bad gigs, and then there are gigs that end in disaster. Maybe it’s a

Alan forwarded this clip of Dave Grohl doing his best Creed impression, although he sounds more like James Hetfield than

Kudos to Derrick Degan of the band Heart Attack Man. He was able to hear a way of mashing up

We have to cut Scott Stapp some slack. I’ve met the former Creed frontman and he comes across as a

Playoffs! Baseball! Yay! And now, the music news for April 12. HMV will be done completely by Saturday night. Can

Greggory has a friend serving in the US military. This order recently went out to the soldiers on one base.

The first professional baseball league, The National Association, started its first season on this day in 1871. And now, music

Wow, that was close. This is a battle that could have gone either way. But after a week’s worth of

CREED! And by a rather handy amount, too. This sets up an epic final: Creed vs. Nickelback. That

Creed! And by a healthy margin, too. Time for the semi-finals. Creed advances to what will be a

The Genius of Live Sports Production – Paul Graham In Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 013 December 1, 2020
The best live sports executive producers are a blend of genius, in both art and science. Whether we realize it or not, as viewers, we are of course more deeply engaged in cliffhangers. Match outcomes that keep us tuned in until the very end. That is where the executive producer shines. The research and preparation […]
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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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