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Random music news for Thursday, December 17, 2020

Yep. That’s about right. No worries. On to the next court. pic.twitter.com/xR2vA0FRzS — Brown Eyed Susan (@smc429) December 15, 2020

As you may have determined from my out-of-office note, I’m AWOL for the next bit. Where? Send an email to

If you love deep dives into what makes certain songs hits, you’ll love this deconstruction of “Royals” by Lorde. It’s

The first book in Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series was published on this day in 1979. And for

Today is the long trip home from Asia. Thanks to crossing to the dateline, April 6, 2018, will be about

First day of spring! Now if those dirty piles of snow in parking lots would just go away. Here’s what

We’re one-twelfth done with 2018. Only another seven weeks until spring. Think about that as you browse through the music

I still use cheques. I’ve ruined three already by dating them “2017.” This is a roundup of music news for

Ah! A brand new year! Tis the season of fresh starts and New Year’s resolutions! And, of course, the music

I was supposed to be off to Bangkok today, but the pilot clipped the wing of EVA BR0035 leaving the

Lorde is a pervasive presence when she performs. This small snippet of “In The Air Tonight” gives us a great

Revenue Architects… Beyond the : 30-second spot – Derek Myers, Christos Nikitopoulos, Kevin Worsley in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 030 May 4, 2021
Well behind the scenes in the media business lurks smart folks who really know their way around a spreadsheet. They’re the ones who have charted out and flighted all the commercials, billboards, features and other innovative forms of sponsor integration. We’re of course referring to… revenue management. If you’ve never heard of this career path, […]
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King of the Deal – Phil King in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 029 April 26, 2021
Sports fans today can watch more games and global competitions than we could have possibly imagined, even 20 years ago. For those of us that can remember, which generally means Boomers and Gen-X, there really weren’t many sports to watch until the advent of pay-TV in the mid-80s, which saw the dawn of specialty channels […]
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Leading the pack in the Sports Betting Race – Jim Lawson in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 028 April 20, 2021
For several years, the legalization of single-event sports betting and the planned provincially controlled roll-out has been a hot topic. During that time, Woodbine Entertainment‘s astute executives have been watching and waiting while investing in the media and digital technologies that will be needed in a Canadian landscape where offshore behemoths are permitted to operate […]
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