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Random music news for Saturday, June 13, 2020

First, a message from Snoop Dogg: Snoop Dogg has a word for Donald Trump supporters pic.twitter.com/gjxfL9GDjf — XXL Magazine (@XXL)

Doug Putnam, the owner of Canada’s Sunrise Records, is certainly ambitious. After buying the leases of more than 70 HMV

It was eleven years ago today that Sully Sullivan landed that airliner in the Hudson River. Moving to music news

In Las Vegas for CES. Watch this space for more stuff like this. Meanwhile, here’s music news for January 6,

If I hear the term “quid pro quo” again today, I think my brain will explode. There will be none

Meet the new boss/Same as the old boss. Music news, however, keeps changing. Here’s what I’ve got for October 22,

At the height of its powers, HMV had more than 300 stores in the UK. That all came apart a

The reason HMV still exists in the UK is because the financially-distressed chain was rescued by Doug Putnam, the head

Remember how Canada’s Sunrise Records bought what was left of the bankrupt HMV chain in the UK? The next stage

When HMV came to Canada back in the 80s, it immediately set out to build a flagship store along the

Go home, winter. You’re drunk. Time for a look at music news for March 7, 2019. The Prodigy’s Keith Flint

The Genius of Live Sports Production – Paul Graham In Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 013 December 1, 2020
The best live sports executive producers are a blend of genius, in both art and science. Whether we realize it or not, as viewers, we are of course more deeply engaged in cliffhangers. Match outcomes that keep us tuned in until the very end. That is where the executive producer shines. The research and preparation […]
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Intimate Gatherings of Sports Fans and Media Personalities – Kevin Kennedy in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 012 November 25, 2020
No matter the sport, passionate fans and pundits have long debated the goings-on in the clubhouse or on the pitch of every pro sports team. For most of us, this dialogue and discord are limited to Twitter, or perhaps yelling at sports talk radio hosts in our cars. If you were paying slightly more attention, […]
Mark Silver
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 […]
Mark Silver