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Random music news for Wednesday, January 6, 2020

Is anyone else being bombarded with spam saying that they’ve won/inherited/chosen to receive thousands or millions of dollars? I’ve seen

Let’s say goodbye to Donald Trump with some repurposed Sound of Music. Here’s a fine collection of ugly music-themed Christmas

Stressed? You might want one of these. And this is what I’ve got for music news for October 27, 2020.

Elon’s super-pig. Cool. I think. Coronavirus update 1: Glastonbury is optimistic about a return in 2021. Coronavirus update 2: This

Still on vacation staycation. Still haven’t accomplished much around the house–except for putting together music news for August 5, 2020.

Had things been normal, last weekend would have seen the 50th anniversary edition of Glastonbury. That never happened, of course.

Tiger King: The smartphone game (and it’s from Carole Baskin; I wonder if the goal is to find her husband?)

Coronavirus update 1: Almost 150 British music venues have been saved from closure by some last-second donations. Coronavirus update 2:

A few weeks ago, the organizers of Glastonbury, the most famous music festival in the world, we optimistic that things

No hockey on TV tonight. Now you know things have taken a turn for the weird. As for music news

That’s it. I’m never ordering fries and Diet Coke together again. Instead, I’ll just focus on music news for March

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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