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Random music news for Thursday, January 16, 2020

It was eleven years ago today that Sully Sullivan landed that airliner in the Hudson River. Moving to music news

Las Vegas is always looking for ways to part people from their money, especially those who (temporarily) beat the house.

Is it just me or are you getting more spam calls on your mobile phone and/or land line? I’m averaging

It was 50 years ago today that Apollo 12 landed on the moon. Then we have music news for November

January is half over. That’s the kind of thing I’m holding onto right about now. The average Spotify users pays

And how was our first weekend with legal weed? In any shape to look at music news for October 22,

Still no societal collapse in Canada following the legalization of weed. You know, if we do this right, we can

On October 1, 2017, not long into Jason Aldean’s nighttime set at the Route 91 Music Festival in Las Vegas,

I spent the weekend at the Life is Beautiful music festival in downtown Las Vegas (i.e. not the modern Strip

Imagine this: An eco- and socially-conscious entrepreneur based in Las Vegas helps build an online shoe-selling company which is then

I’m supposed to be on vacation this week, so apologies if there are fewer posts than usual. Back to normal

The Genius of Live Sports Production – Paul Graham In Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 013 December 1, 2020
The best live sports executive producers are a blend of genius, in both art and science. Whether we realize it or not, as viewers, we are of course more deeply engaged in cliffhangers. Match outcomes that keep us tuned in until the very end. That is where the executive producer shines. The research and preparation […]
Mark Silver
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, […]
Mark Silver
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 […]
Mark Silver