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Random music news for Saturday, August 22, 2020

This explains EXACTLY how I’ve been feeling the last few weeks! I’m so glad I’m not alone. Read that article

This might cheer you up: The Knight Rider theme performed on eight cellos by the same person. Now that you’re

This is a strange coincidence: The 50th anniversary of the release of The Beatles Let It Be album is Mother’s

Every day is Ground Hog Day, but I can confirm that this is music news for Thursday, April 16, 2020.

Today is the 50th anniversary of the start of the first-ever Special Olympics. It was held in Mexico City. As

When we wake up one week from today, we’ll realize that one US election nightmare has ended another has just

Off to Nashville this afternoon for the big RAB conference. Music news reports will come from there for the rest

There’s been a third attack in the Bavarian regime of Germany in less than a week. This time, a suicide

If you’re any kind of fan of 80s music, you’ll know both the English and German words to this hit

Today is Day 100 of 2016. Thoughts on things so far? Meanwhile, here’s some music news… What your musical tastes

One of the great introductions to a newspaper column appeared in the Daily Mail on July 30, 1966, on the

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 […]
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