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Random music news for Tuesday, August 18, 2020

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

Is it “Happy Martin Luther King Day” or “Merry Martin Luther King Day?” I can never remember. Never mind. Let’s

It was on this day in 1989 that things all went very, very wrong for the protestors in Tiananmen Square

At the end of it all, the Smiths were a five-piece unit: Morrissey, Johnny Marr, Andy Rourke, Mike Joyce and

Billboard takes a good look at this classic, and final, Smith’s release. That includes the differing views of the band’s

When concert promoters go to sleep, they dream of a short list of reunions they’d like to see. Led Zeppelin.

Readers still reverberating from seeing Iggy Pop this spring as part of his Post Pop Depression tour will soon have

Note to people in the Toronto area: notice how those “temporary” HOV signs are installed in sturdy wood poles? Don’t

Today is the 26th anniversary of the Exxon Valdez spill. Book ’em, Dano: There’s a problem with the legality of

EXTREMELY cool, no? They also performed Iggy Pop’s “Lust for Life.” Further info at Consequence of Sound.

What is the date of Alex Trebek’s 74th birthday? Good news, Goths! Something darker than black has been invented. And

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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