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Random music news for Thursday, July 2, 2020

Given that Canada had a day off in the middle of the week, this is not going to be a

Now that it’s September, I wonder how long it’ll be before some radio station flips to its annual all-Christmas format?

I still can’t believe the Bowie news. It’s only now starting to sink in. Meanwhile, though, there is other music

Call it a smartphone that goes up to 11–or something like that. Patrick Charles reports from sister website, Geeks and

Admit it: sticking stupidly large sound systems into tiny cars is way cool. Here’s what Alfa did with a one-off

I have one of these things in my home office and everyone who see it wants one, too. We also

After a hard day writing or in the studio, I like to reach for whatever refreshment is inside my special

Who wouldn’t want a new bar fridge to start 2014? Here’s your chance to win one, just by being a

Everyone needs a bar fridge, right? So you might as well be rock’n’roll about it. Marshall has given me one

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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