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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 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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