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Random music news for Friday, February 28, 2020

That’s one tiny moon. Here’s what I have for music news for February 28, 2020. Coronavirus update: Facebook has canceled

Wow. Some people, huh? Where have you been, lady? Let’s divert from that to music news for February 6, 2020.

Back in the home office after two weeks. But I don’t know why I bothered to unpack because I’m gone

Home from Asia after a 27 hour trip. Let the jetlag begin–but not before we tackle music news for November

Twenty-one years ago today, Google was founded. How long did it take before “google” became a verb? Moving on to

Eighty years ago today, a film called The Wizard of Oz premiered in Hollywood. Fifty years ago, the original Woodstock

The speaking tour is over–for now, anyway–so I’m flying back home today. Let’s do this again. Meanwhile, here’s some music

How long do you think it’ll be before we see the first back to school flyers and commercials? I give

It was on this day in 1873 that the Canadian government established the RCMP. As for music news on May

Game of Thrones is gone. So is The Big Bang Theory. And Veep. And Modern Family. I have to completely

The alleged “greatest game ever played” took place this date 60 years ago. Was it really that great? Debate that

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 […]
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