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Random music news for Monday, January 11, 2021

This is Blue Monday, right? It’s supposedly the most depressing day of the year. Hopefully, it’s at least sunny where

I was behind an SUV on the weekend that sent mixed messages. Right next to a Jesus fish was a

Look, when you’re caught in lockdown, you have to make the best of the situation. With more new music on

The best headline of the week: “Monkey on miniature bike in attempted child kidnap.” Moving to music news for May

First, this: Now, music news for April 29, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: SXSW has been sued over its “no refunds”

It’s amazing to me that there’s still music news to report this close Christmas. Yet here we are with material

I have a couple of old iPod Classics lying around the house, uncharged and unused. But every once in a

In LA on a movie junket (more on that later), right in the midst of wildfire season. The best hope

Why? Don’t ask. Just watch. The story at Exclaim!

Pause for a moment and consider the case brought forth by D Razumilov in a Moscow court. He’s claiming that

It was 62 years ago today that the Russians freaked everyone out by launching the first Sputnik spacecraft. The space

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 […]
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