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Random music news for Monday, September 2, 2019

Labour Day. *Sigh* Still, music news continues to roll in. Here’s what’s happening for September 2, 2019. Fascinating: No one

As you may have guessed from previous entries, I wasn’t exactly a ladies’ man in high school. Sure, there are plenty

We’re coming up on the 20th anniversary of Oasis’ debut album on August 30 so the nostalgia is ramping up.

Keith Richards recently purchased a new pied-de-terre in New York City. It’s a four-bedroom penthouse that host $10.5 million. He’s

Seriously? Did you have your hopes up over that teaser post on Facebook earlier in the week? Did you read

This lead-off track from 1994’s Definitely Maybe is my hands-down all-time favourite Oasis song. The youthful optimistic arrogance reminds me

The Speaker Representation Business – Martin Perelmuter in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 018 January 18, 2021
It is a lot harder to become a paid speaker than you might imagine. While you may think that publishing a book is a surefire way to become sought after, there’s a lot more to it, actually! Sure, there are many authors, politicians and academics that companies pay big bucks to keynote events. There are […]
Mark Silver
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 […]
Mark Silver
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 […]
Mark Silver