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Random music news for Thursday, July 23, 2020

Drunk pigs result in better bacon? Uh, okay. Off to look at music news for July 23, 2020. Coronavirus update

This sums things up perfectly. Don’t be a red shirt. (Via Laughing Squid) And now, music news for July 3,

The best headline of the week: “Monkey on miniature bike in attempted child kidnap.” Moving to music news for May

Disaster. My coffee machine died this morning. This is not the way you want the day to start. Meanwhile, in

Happy 57th birthday, Axl Rose. And now for music news on February 6, 2019. A Foo Fighter got hurt and

Record labels are always looking to maximize the assets in their catalogues. They need to be able to resell the

Earlier this week, there was a story about how The Eagles Greatest Hits: 1971-1975 was once again certified as the

There’s a certain amount of voodoo that goes into determining the biggest-selling album of all time. Since 1991, all physical

Chris Knight reviews movies for the Postmedia network of newspapers, including the National Post and the Ottawa Citizen. He was

I will forever be impressed by people who have a command of music theory. This breakdown of the Eagles’ “Hotel

On a plane on the way to Asia this Good Friday for a much-needed vacation. But because I’m obsessive about

The Business of Independent Production – Don Young in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 011 November 18, 2020
Canadians have long heard about Canadian content, aka CanCon. What most outside of the broadcast business don’t generally realize is that much of that content is actually subsidized by the private broadcasters, such as Bell Media and Rogers Media. Many independent producers have made a career, and a lot of money, perfecting the art of […]
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Reaching new VR frontiers – Laura Mingail in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 010 November 10, 2020
Pushing boundaries and breaking with convention takes more than confidence, especially when you’re working inside a media giant. To do this in an authentic and meaningful way one needs to truly believe that they can make a difference, for the greater good. Laura Mingail has done just that in many of her roles, and as […]
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Creating An Entertainment Culture – Jeremy Cammy In Conversation With Tbp Podcast Ep 009 October 27, 2020
Thinking back, pre-covid, did you consider that visit to your local big-box bookstore an entertainment experience? For those lucky enough to attend a book signing or celebrity talk, you’re even more aware of the lasting impact that encounter had on your deep connection to the store’s brand. For Canadian retailer Indigo, at the centre of […]
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