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Random music news for Saturday, December 5, 2020

For reasons unknown, this earworm has been going through my head for a week. Think very carefully before you click

Someone fraudulently maxed out Ozzy and Sharon’s credit cards. Ed Sheeran is the UK and Ireland’s richest person under 30.

What does it look like to approach the speed of light? This. Now that your mind is boggled, let’s move

Everyone is trying to find ways of staying sane at home in the era of COVID-19. Nightclubs are especially hurting.

Remember when the US Memorial Day Weekend used to be a big time for blockbuster movies? This has already been

Hey, we haven’t heard Rudy Giuliani run off at the mouth for weeks. Where did he go? I’ll start looking

Making the move from Phuket to Singapore today. There was just enough time to compile music news for November 13,

I HATE April Fool’s Day, so you can be assured that all the music news you’re about to read has

The days are getting longer. Can you tell yet? This is your music news for Saturday, December 22, 2018. Here

It was on this day in 1990 when Milli Vanilli was stripped of their Grammys in the biggest musical fraud

Canadian baseball fans will remember this day in 1992 when the Blue Jays became the first non-American team to win

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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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