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Random music news for Saturday, October 17, 2020

Fun with obsolete gadgets! Once you get through that, try music news for October 17, 2020. Coronavirus update: There was

Still no societal collapse in Canada following the legalization of weed. You know, if we do this right, we can

Today is the long trip home from Asia. Thanks to crossing to the dateline, April 6, 2018, will be about

I love the idea of Trump’s plan for a big military parade in Washington. The comments to these ideas are

This is why the Internet was invented, apparently. (Via Tom. Talk to him.)

“Despacito” by Luis Fonsi is by far the biggest single of 2017. When I checked this morning, the original video

No song has streamed more on YouTube than Luis Fonsi’s “Despacito.” Add in the Justin Biber remix and the total

It was on this day in 1990 that Milli Vanilli was stripped of their Grammy Award because they didn’t actually

“Despactio” is easily the biggest song of 2017, so it was just a matter of time before someone used it

It was on this day in 1995 that OJ Simpson was acquitted. And this week, he’s out of jail on

On this day in 1950, the first-ever Peanuts cartoon was published. And now, the music news for October 2. Got

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 […]
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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 […]
Mark Silver