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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

Making an Impact, Together! – Kate McKenna & Donnovan Bennett in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 022 February 22, 2021
Personality, intelligence, and work ethic can take you a long way in life. In the media business, however, these traits are simply not enough. Not only will you have to sacrifice to make your dreams come true, but those closest to you will have to share that commitment and all that comes with it. Now […]
Mark Silver
Chasing a Dream – Keith Pelley in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 021 February 8, 2021
From a young hotshot TV producer to one of the world’s top sports executives, Keith Pelley continues to chase his dreams. As Keith puts it, “life is about adventures”, and what an epic one he’s been on, culminating with the European Golf Tour where he’s now CEO and Commissioner. In this episode Keith shares stories […]
Mark Silver
Who’s Ready for a Monkey Knife Fight? – Nic Sulsky in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 020 February 1, 2021
Long before the dawn of the internet, fantasy gaming and betting were already wildly popular pastimes for sports fans and gamblers. Fast forward to today, and the internet has more than caught up, it’s the dawn of a new day! We’re seeing explosive growth in the market cap and revenue of dozens of fantasy and […]
Mark Silver