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Random music news for Thursday, July 23, 2020

Drunk pigs result in better bacon? Uh, okay. Off to look at music news for July 23, 2020. Coronavirus update

Jeebus, it’s the last week before Labour Day. Everyone who still has summer vacation time is probably gone this week.

Note: This week’s podcast was recorded at 10 in the morning as opposed to our more civilized time of 7pm. That

Artist: Editors, “Belong” Album: Violence The new album is really good Sounds like: The most intriguing track on the album

Fifty-five years ago today, country star Patsy Cline died in a plane crash. As for stuff making music news for March

Corus Entertainment is having its first-ever bring-your-dog-to-work day. Schmooze, one of the English bull terriers in my house, is taking

On this day in 1929, Popeye the Sailor Man made his debut. And now in music news… Jack White’s Third

Best-known for his career as the founding member of new wave band Talking Heads, David Byrne also enjoys other creative

A small but growing number of notable musicians are calling out YouTube for failing to pay artists for plays on

On this day in 1942, Disney released Bambi to theatres. Kids have been traumatized ever since. Moving on to music

This is David Byrne’s op-ed that appeared in the New York Times on Sunday. He’s pleading for the music industry

The Dawn of Digital Sports Journalism at The Globe & Mail and Yahoo Canada – Steve McAllister in Conversation with TBP Podcast ep 005 September 4, 2020
Ask any Canadian sports journalist who they consider one the nicest and forward-thinking minds behind the rise of digital, and chances are they would say, Steve McAllister. As one of the most accomplished and highly regarded leaders in sports journalism over the last 20 years, Steve has provided the mentorship and launchpad for too many […]
Andrew Dick
Behind the desk of Global and CTV News – Kevin Newman in conversation with TBP podcast ep 004 August 18, 2020
Kevin’s award-winning career has spanned four decades, covering the biggest stories from the four corners of the earth and those most important to Canadians. While he’s a household name for his on-camera presence, as you will learn in this episode, Kevin Newman is also an innovator whose energy is fueled by the same startup drive […]
Mark Silver
At the top of the sponsorship world – Sam Galet in conversation with TBP podcast ep 003 August 5, 2020
Sam Galet is one of the sponsorship industry’s most successful connectors. Over his 20+ year career, he has been directly involved in leading a number of massive sports, entertainment and lifestyle sponsorships, endorsements and naming rights deals. From an early age, Sam knew what he wanted to achieve in his career and he set his […]
Mark Silver