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Random music news for Tuesday, October 27, 2020

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

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

Exercise in a pill? Maybe. Think about that as you browse through music news for July 11, 2020. Coronavirus update

Because we don’t have enough to worry about, here’s the story of poop plumes. Once you’ve read that, try music

If hair salons don’t reopen soon, I’ll be back into ponytail territory for the time time in decades. This would

The COVID-19 dreams are getting crazy. I dreamt that I was in charge of a McDonald’s focus group to determine

Yes, I’m glad for the extra daylight at the end of the day, but switching to DST is not healthy.

Worried that you’re vulnerable to the Wuhan flu? What year were you born? There’s a connection, apparently. Now that I’ve

Made it to Singapore. Here for a couple of days then through Hong Kong back to the home office–if protestors

On this day in 1969, Hells Angels security people murdered a concert-goer during a set by the Rolling Stones at

When we go to a show today, we expect the PA system to deliver proper sound, no matter how big

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 […]
Mark Silver
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