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Random music news for Saturday, March 23, 2019

Squirt, the junior English bull terrier in the house, turns five today. Special treats for everyone! On to music news

Happy Canada Day! And holiday or no holiday, here’s your daily selection of music news. We should soon learn more

It’s still winter outside my back door. Where are you, spring? At least there’s some music news to talk about.

On this day in 1949, Newfoundland became Canada’s tenth province. Now, in music news… Spotify has raised another $1 billion

Happy Black Friday. Let us all engage in an orgy of rabid consumerism. And now, the music news. Speaking of

So what do you think of your new federal government? Just askin’. And now, the music news. Speaking of which,

A brand new plane called the 747 was rolled out on public display for the first time on this day

I can’t believe how much baseball matters to me now. I haven’t been this wrapped up in MLB since 1993.

The Perseid meteor shower should peak tonight. Pray for clear skies. And now, the music news… Musicians have sued the

July 23, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Empire, Fox

Fox’s Empire was a surprise hit of the second half of last year’s TV season. It’s coming back, of course–and

Why is the octane level of our gasolines so low compared to other countries? Our “super” is 94 at best.

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, […]
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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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