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Random music news for Tuesday, November 17, 2020

Those who had “asteroid collision” as part of their how-could-2020-get-any-worse almost had it pay out this past weekend. Coronavirus update

I gotta stop buying the stuff advertised in Instagram. My record is Pieces of Crap 5, Actually Useful Stuff 1.

The Deftones’ Ohms album arrives tomorrow and the band is offering fans a chance to help out with a couple

The battle between Star Wars and Star Trek has been taken to a whole new level. Now let’s concentrate on

This is apparently coming today. Any takers? Let’s try some music news for August 28, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: Smash

Robots are now coming for our dogs’ jobs. Over to music news for May 21, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: Deftones

Iceland’s Thrihnuagigur volcano hasn’t so much as belched in about 4,000 years, but it’s not classified as extinct. It’s dormant, sleeping.

On this day in 1970, Charles Manson went on trial for the Tate murders. Remember how he claimed the Beatles

I’m not-so-secretly harbouring a wish that alt-rock takes a turn for the harder in 2016. Enough with the introspective, low-to-mid-tempo

Okay, people. Time to take down the inflatable Santas from the front lawn. Please? And now, the music news… Here

This has been a long Christmas break for some. When the everything closed up on Christmas Eve (a Thursday), much

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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