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Random music news for Saturday, September 15, 2018

Gotta take the dogs for detailing today. Let someone else struggle with 25 kg bull terriers who don’t like having

If there’s one cool non-football thing about the World Cup, it’s our quadriennial instruction in vexillology. Back to music news

May 29, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, HomePod

Apple came late to the smart speaker game and lags far behind Google Home and Amazon’s Echo line. It doesn’t

Queen Victoria has been dead since 1901, but we’re eternally grateful for this May holiday. She was actually born on

Today is the 36th birthday of the computer mouse. My carpal tunnel syndrome is not celebrating. And now, some music

Go home, polar vortex. You’re drunk. That’s all I’ve got–other than these music news items for April 14, 2018. Here

On this day in 1993–25 years ago–a show called The Ongoing History of New Music ran for the first time.

When Apple bought Beats for more than $3 billion in 2014, they acquired the entire line of Beats headphones, which

Fifteen years ago today, one of the worst concert tragedies in history happened with a pyro display during a Great

Good thing for computer calendars. Otherwise, how would we able to keep track of which February weekends across the continent

Valentine’s Day: a made-up holiday designed to make dudes feel guilty and single people even more lonely. Who needs it?

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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Leadership Born on the Pitch – Eva Havaris in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 015 December 15, 2020
Being a truly great leader is not about title or tenure. Regardless of seniority, natural-born leaders rise above obstacles to influence those around them and rally around a common goal. Eva Havaris has been that kind of leader from a young age, first on the pitch and later in the boardroom. In this episode, Eva […]
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