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Random music news for Saturday, August 8, 2020

Your job today is to praise your dog. Science proves that they love it. On to music news for August

The COVID-19 dreams are getting crazy. I dreamt that I was in charge of a McDonald’s focus group to determine

Around this time each year, the good people of Europe (and Australia, for reasons that still baffle me) go to

Is Cyber Monday still a thing now that almost everyone has high-speed broadband? Chew on that while you browse through

Why can’t I get grass to grow in that one-square-foot spot on my front lawn? I’ve tried everything, including digging

And how is your long weekend so far? Need some music news for May 18, 2019? The Eurovision finals are

It was 90 years ago today that the first-ever Academy Awards took place. Meanwhile, in the world for music news

Long before Idol shows, X-Factor, The Voice, and The Launch was Eurovision, the world’s most bonkers music competition. Since 1956,

Back home in North America although it’ll be a few years before my soul catches up with me. Ultra-long-haul air

Eurovision is the biggest and goofiest music competition in the Sagittarius arm of the galaxy. Forty-three nations hold competitions and

I’m in London UK for the next week leading a tour of rock’n’roll landmarks for a group of Flight Centre

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