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Random music news for Friday, August 7, 2020

Deep into the vacation staycation. I’ve discovered that there’s so much left to do around the house that I might

Quarantine and isolation are the mothers of invention, apparently–although this is probably a solution to a problem that didn’t exist.

Malware creators seem to have a thing for EDM. According to anti-virus company Kaspersky, there’s a lot of malicious files

Day two of my solo staycation. Maybe I’ll clean out the shed today. Or maybe I’ll just post some music

David Mullaney may have started out as a jazz accordion player, but that didn’t stop him from changing the world

The punk rock of the 1970s has more in common with today’s EDM than you may realize. This short doc

David Bowie died two years ago today. To commemorate that, this demo of “Let’s Dance” was released. And in more

It’s FINALLY warmed up around where I live. About time, too, because the dogs had been asking how to use

From Match.com to A Time for Us to ParanormalDate.com there seems to be an online dating site for everyone. Now

4-20, yada, yada, yada. And now, the music news for April 20. If you’re a Canadian musician, read this. It

If you’re going to be at Canadian Music Week and you see me, make sure you come up and say

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