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Random music news for Tuesday, August 25, 2020

What does it look like to approach the speed of light? This. Now that your mind is boggled, let’s move

Max Weinberg, the longtime drummer in Bruce Springsteen’s E-Street Band, is a versatile sort of guy. He can make any

Is Cyber Monday still a thing now that almost everyone has high-speed broadband? Chew on that while you browse through

The elder bull terrier has leaf mold allergies again. That’s another $500. Enough of that, though. Let’s do music news

Seventeen years ago, the NASDAQ peaked. After that, it was the end of the original dot-com bubble. And now, music

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