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Random music news for Wednesday, December 5, 2018

Think air pollution is bad today? It’s nothing compared to The Great Smog of London which descended on this city

What kind of week is Donald Trump in for? Who’s next to go down? Don Jr? Jared? Roger Stone? Have

My neighbourhood drugstore is already stocking Halloween supplies. Anyone seen Christmas displays yet? Too soon, people. Too soon. It’s only

On this day in 1975, the Zapruder film was shown on TV for the first time. The JFK assassination investigation

Flying home from Desert Trip with dust permeating every cranny of my sinuses. It was worth it, though. McCartney is

Because it’s part of my job, I subscribe to everything. Spotify, Apple Music, Google Play Music, Deezer–I get ’em all

It used to be that the only radio stations anyone could tune in were the ones in their local area.

Bono is no fan of Donald Trump. He and Adam Clayton reiterated that in an interview before their iHeartRadio gig

I’ve been drafted to play sl0w pitch this weekend. It will not be pretty. Here’s some music news. RIP Bernie

Remember Harold Camping? He was the religious nut who said that the world was going to end on this day

On this day in 1970, Apollo 13 was launched at 13:13 CST. Triskaidekaphobia, anyone? And now, the music news…. The

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 […]
Mark Silver
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