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Random music news for Monday, July 30, 2018

Back on this day in 1966, England won the World Cup over Germany in extra time. As for music news

Thirty-two years ago today, Diego Maradona scored his famous Hand of God goal at the 1986 World Cup. Moving to

On May 19, 2016, EgyptAir flight 804 was over the Mediterranean ready for decent on its flight from Paris to

I was hoping the weather in Vancouver (I’m here for the Junos) would be better than the weather in Toronto. Nope.

Not only does this new iPad app allow drummers to do their thing, it teaches wannabe drummers how to play.

The reason the headphone/earbud industry is worth billions of dollars is because we’re always losing and breaking the damn things.

Two days until the Eclipse Day. Got your #14 welder’s glass yet? And now, the music news for August 19.

Remember all those rumours about Apple building its own car? Not gonna happen, but Apple is very, very deep into

At one point, Apple was all about the Mac. Now? Not so much. You will find more statistics at Statista

Viagra was approved for use in the US on this day in 1998. And now, the music news. Damon Albarn

The first full day of spring! Bring it ON! And now, the music news. If you’re concerned about the music

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, […]
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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 […]
Mark Silver