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Random music news for Tuesday, January 12, 2021

When will Canadians get a chance to get their COVID-19 vaccination? Use this calculator. Once you know your place in

All change, all evolution, all revolution in music comes from the street. It’s up to indie musicians, indie labels and

When punk bands go on the road, they tour far and wide. Cameron Gordon at Completely Ignored put together this

All change, all evolution, all revolution in music comes from the street. It’s up to indie musicians, indie labels and

I still haven’t downloaded the Pokemon GO app. I’m not sure how much longer I can hold out. Meanwhile, in

Halloween is a great subject for a song because of the practices, history, and spirit of the holiday that can

For the casual observer, punk seemed to explode everywhere at once in about 1977. In the days before the Internet,

In 1987, Napalm Death managed to make a statement in all of 1.316 seconds with “You Suffer.” According to the

I clearly remember when the first Lollapalooza came to Toronto in 1991, local TV news anchors had a hard time

Last Thursday, the Dead Kennedys were playing a gig at a place called the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach,

East Bay Ray, the guitarist with the Dead Kennedys, has an issue with YouTube. He wrote an op-ed piece for

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 […]
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Leadership Born on the Pitch – Eva Havaris in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 015 December 15, 2020
Being a truly great leader is not about title or tenure. Regardless of seniority, natural-born leaders rise above obstacles to influence those around them and rally around a common goal. Eva Havaris has been that kind of leader from a young age, first on the pitch and later in the boardroom. In this episode, Eva […]
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