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Random music news for Wednesday, November 14, 2018

On this day in 1952, The New Musical Express published the first-ever UK singles chart. Fast-forwarding to November 14, 2018,

Off to Vancouver for Juno weekend today. Sadly, this means I’ll miss the birthday of one of our English bull

TENlo‘s new music video “Kill All the Things” features Dustin Diamond (our old pal Screech!) playing someone who looks very

The Harvey Weinstein scandal is looking more and more like some kind of tipping point. Even though everybody seemed to

Is the storm against Harvey Weinstein’s outrageous habitual behaviour some kind of tipping point? Maybe. We’ve already seen plenty of #MeToo

Back in 2005, Courtney Love was asked for some advice for women thinking of moving to Hollywood. She replied, “If

On this day in 1994, Korn released their debut album. Was that the beginning of the whole nü-metal thing? Probably.

Anyone know of any radio stations that have flipped to all-Christmas music yet? There’s gotta be a couple already. In

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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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