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Random music news for Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Fun fact (via Sean): Magicians have been sawing women in half for a hundred years now. Who knew? Now educate

When will Canadians get a chance to get their COVID-19 vaccination? Use this calculator. Once you know your place in

KISS performed an insanely big New Year’s Eve show in Dubai, one that set at least two world records. First,

In case you missed it, Dawn Wells–Mary Ann on Gilligan’s Island–died this week at the age of 82. COVID. On

Jeezus. These people are nuts. Ignore them and focus on music news for December 29, 2020, instead. That recorded voice

I spent my two-week staycation watching 25 seasons of South Park. Now I’m finally caught up and can discuss the

First, an experiment: water vs. beer. (Via Christopher) And from there, we move to music news for December 7, 2020.

When we finally get back to traveling, I think I’m gonna get me one of these. Meanwhile, more pandemic distraction

With COVID-19 roaring through New York City again, Macy’s annual Thanksgiving Day Parade was a mostly virtual affair and greatly

What a way to go. Wow. I’ll stick with compiling music news for November 19, 2020. Coronavirus update: This band

Aliens are watching us from here. Maybe. It could be that they’re looking for music news for October 24, 2020.

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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