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Random music news for Thursday, February 7, 2019

Back on this day in 1962, the US banned Cuban cigars. They’re still banned, right? Moving to music news for

It was on this day in 1989 that things all went very, very wrong for the protestors in Tiananmen Square

No more Olympics. I feel a void. I’m filling it with music news for February 26, 2018. The #MeToo situation

I still use cheques. I’ve ruined three already by dating them “2017.” This is a roundup of music news for

In Edmonton today for a speaking thing and the Up and Downtown Festival. If you’re in the neighbourhood, drop in.

Still can’t find the right emoji to express your feelings? Then maybe you need Emojams, a new set of pictograms

The first emojis emerged in text-happy Japan as a way to economically express emotions, reactions and opinions. Today there are

A company called KeyLuminati has issued a full emoji keyboards featuring nothing but metal-related symbols. Available for just iOS at the moment,

No 503 errors on the website so far today. That’s good. And so is this roundup of music news. Even

On the 52nd anniversary of the Beatles’ first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, Paul McCartney has teamed with Skype (and

The Genius of Live Sports Production – Paul Graham In Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 013 December 1, 2020
The best live sports executive producers are a blend of genius, in both art and science. Whether we realize it or not, as viewers, we are of course more deeply engaged in cliffhangers. Match outcomes that keep us tuned in until the very end. That is where the executive producer shines. The research and preparation […]
Mark Silver
Intimate Gatherings of Sports Fans and Media Personalities – Kevin Kennedy in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 012 November 25, 2020
No matter the sport, passionate fans and pundits have long debated the goings-on in the clubhouse or on the pitch of every pro sports team. For most of us, this dialogue and discord are limited to Twitter, or perhaps yelling at sports talk radio hosts in our cars. If you were paying slightly more attention, […]
Mark Silver
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 […]
Mark Silver