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Random music news for Saturday, July 4, 2020

If there’s a better metaphor for what’s happening in the US right now, I haven’t seen it. Fisticuffs 😂 pic.twitter.com/KCJnnad7la

All Hallow’s Eve Eve? Sure. Let’s go with that. And now some music news for October 30. Chrissie Hynde of

Transmitters? We don’t need any stinkin’ transmitters. Or encoders. All we need is to harness a technique called “backscattering” which

I rented a vehicle–a Ford Explorer–for my weekend out in California and was delighted to find that the radio was

If you talk to certain people (especially those within tech circles), they’d have you believe that no one listen to

How many times have you heard someone say “You still listen to radio?” If you’re in with the tech crowd,

Can’t get the baby to fall asleep? Then maybe you need Pampers 99.1 FM, a Philippine over-the-air radio station that’s

I wore out at least two vinyl copies of FM’s Black Noise album after it was released in 1977 because

By: Juliette Jagger Artist: Single Mothers “Marbles” Album: Negative Qualities This is the first single off of the long awaited

First, there was Apple’s CarPlay, a software move into the dashboard of your car. Now Google has Android Auto, which

Despite what some may think, radio in this country is still in very good shape and a very profitable business.

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 […]
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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 […]
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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