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Random music news for Monday, September 28, 2020

Before get into music news for September 20, 2020, how can this pitch be legal? Coronavirus update 1: Some people

It’s amazing to me that there’s still music news to report this close Christmas. Yet here we are with material

When punk first exploded in the middle 1970s, it was liberating. The central tenets all centred on the idea that

[Another boots-on-the-ground report from occasional contributor, Andrew Epstein. – AC] The Winnipeg hardcore squad return with a new album of

Cluck-U is a fast food chicken joint with locations spread across New Jersey and Maryland, The company seems to be

All change, all evolution, all revolution in music comes from the street. It’s up to indie musicians, indie labels and

Multi-artist compilation albums were pretty important in helping emerging punk bands in getting their music heard. More recent compilation albums

Sometimes people get so pissed off or so inspired by something that they just have to sing about it. This

Any comments about yesterday’s Apple event? Think about that as we move through some music news. Oh, if only this

Straight Edge culture is one of the more interesting offshoots of punk rock and perhaps one of the most misunderstood.

Here’s the premise: you load this app into your phone and up pops Henry Rollins with driving directions. He also

Tales from the Sports Journalist’s Beat – Morgan Campbell in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 019 January 24, 2021
From being an NCAA football player to becoming a journalist, Morgan Campbell has spent most of his life with an insiders’ view of the sports world. Over his 20+ year career, he’s witnessed the changes and pullback in sports journalism. In this episode, Morgan breaks down the impact of the new realities of sports journalism, […]
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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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