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Random music news for Friday, October 23, 2020

If you like hot, spicy food, you might want to get this smartphone thing that measures the heat of chilis.

Give an alligator helium to chance its voice? Why not? Now that’s out of the way, here’s music news for

New survey from ‘Murica: Americans would rather give up sex and Netflix instead of their pickups. Moving on to music

Remember when the US Memorial Day Weekend used to be a big time for blockbuster movies? This has already been

Remember when we were excited to see Friday come along? But if you’re stuck inside, it’s just another day wearing

Wearing a face mask to keep from being sick but frustrated that your iPhone’s Face ID won’t work? Try this.

Fifty years ago today, the first permanent ARPANET (a forerunner to the internet) was established between UCLA and Stanford. And

The Cuban Missile Crisis began on this day in 1962. We don’t need another one of those, ever. Otherwise, how

Off to the UK today for some Beatles’s work. If all goes well, I’ll get to interview Ringo tomorrow. Meanwhile,

Let’s see if we can get through the week without the hosting service of this website getting pooched again. This

It’s been almost a year since the Fyre Festival debacle. As bad as that was, it’s a grain of sand

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
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 […]
Mark Silver
Creating An Entertainment Culture – Jeremy Cammy In Conversation With Tbp Podcast Ep 009 October 27, 2020
Thinking back, pre-covid, did you consider that visit to your local big-box bookstore an entertainment experience? For those lucky enough to attend a book signing or celebrity talk, you’re even more aware of the lasting impact that encounter had on your deep connection to the store’s brand. For Canadian retailer Indigo, at the centre of […]
Mark Silver