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Random music news for Thursday, January 21, 2021

Dinosaur butts. That is all. Now let’s look at music news for January 21, 2021. Drake is the first artist

It’s the last full day we’ll have to say “President Donald Trump” without using the word “former.” Meanwhile, in music

Now that we’re spending more time indoors, this is something you might have wondered about. Once you’ve solved that mystery,

Is anyone else being bombarded with spam saying that they’ve won/inherited/chosen to receive thousands or millions of dollars? I’ve seen

Before we begin, who doesn’t love news bloopers? Moving to music news for December 9, 2020… If this album sells

When we finally get back to traveling, I think I’m gonna get me one of these. Meanwhile, more pandemic distraction

One more month left in this horrible year. Hang in there. Here’s music news for December 1, 2020. Halsey has

I apologize for the dearth of postings yesterday but the website was feeling a little ill. All better in time

Remember when people couldn’t stop talking about Shakira and JLo’s performance at the Super Bowl? Or when Eminem showed up,

I’ve had the same three twenty-dollar bills in my wallet for six weeks. I have no loose change in the

Happy 153rd, Canada. Here’s what’s happening in music news for July 1, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: Not music-related but fun.

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 […]
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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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