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Random music news for Wednesday, November 6, 2019

I woke up in Phuket this morning. Bonus points if you can pronounce that correctly. Here’s some music news for

If I hear the term “quid pro quo” again today, I think my brain will explode. There will be none

Back in the day, all guitars were handcrafted. Today? Not so much.

Still in Vancouver at the Skookum Festival. Having a good time. Wish you were here. And now, some music news

No, no, no. This is not a good sign. I wish we were being punked but it appears that pinch

There have been a couple of times in history that we were warned that the electric guitar was dead–at least

Today is International Darwin Day. Take a Creationist to lunch and try to talk some sense into them, okay? Here’s

It was on this day in 1969 that Neil Armstrong walked on the moon. Why haven’t we gone back? And

There’s been much written about the decline of the electric guitar (here’s an example) as younger generations opt for hip

Ringo Starr turns 76 today. Does he still sing “You’re 16” in concert? That would be creepy. And now, the

Off to Winnipeg to see the folks tonight. Oddly, the temperature will be above freezing for the entire time I’m

Revenue Architects… Beyond the : 30-second spot – Derek Myers, Christos Nikitopoulos, Kevin Worsley in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 030 May 4, 2021
Well behind the scenes in the media business lurks smart folks who really know their way around a spreadsheet. They’re the ones who have charted out and flighted all the commercials, billboards, features and other innovative forms of sponsor integration. We’re of course referring to… revenue management. If you’ve never heard of this career path, […]
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King of the Deal – Phil King in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 029 April 26, 2021
Sports fans today can watch more games and global competitions than we could have possibly imagined, even 20 years ago. For those of us that can remember, which generally means Boomers and Gen-X, there really weren’t many sports to watch until the advent of pay-TV in the mid-80s, which saw the dawn of specialty channels […]
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Leading the pack in the Sports Betting Race – Jim Lawson in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 028 April 20, 2021
For several years, the legalization of single-event sports betting and the planned provincially controlled roll-out has been a hot topic. During that time, Woodbine Entertainment‘s astute executives have been watching and waiting while investing in the media and digital technologies that will be needed in a Canadian landscape where offshore behemoths are permitted to operate […]
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