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Random music news for Saturday, September 26, 2020

Here’s one set of private diaries that I will definitely read. Meanwhile, in music news for September 26, 2020… Coronavirus

Life on Venus? Damn, I wish Bowie were here to write a song about it. Moving on to music news

Imagine seeing this at the grocery store. Hey, I laughed. Moving to music news for August 18, 2020, here’s what’s

It’s a tradition that goes back decades. Britons bet on which single will finish at #1 on the charts on

On this day in 1952, The New Musical Express published the first-ever UK singles chart. Fast-forwarding to November 14, 2018,

August already. And my parents are coming to visit for almost a week. This should be interesting. Here’s music news

At 76, Paul McCartney shows no sign of slowing down. He returned to Liverpool earlier this week for a visit

Every night at precisely 6:45, English Bull Terrier the Elder stares at me from the door leading to the garage.

Ugh. Snow. Lots of it. I say again: Ugh. Oh, and happy (merry?) Pi Day. And now, the music news…

Is it just me or is this week going by extra-slow? Now, the music news. Dave Grohl is going to

Tales from the Sports Journalist’s Beat – Morgan Campbell in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 019 January 24, 2021
From being an NCAA football player to becoming a journalist, Morgan Campbell has spent most of his life with an insiders’ view of the sports world. Over his 20+ year career, he’s witnessed the changes and pullback in sports journalism. In this episode, Morgan breaks down the impact of the new realities of sports journalism, […]
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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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