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Random music news for Thursday, December 26, 2019

Are we heading out on a Boxing Day run today? Or are you all shopped out? Maybe we can all

Feeling groggy and weird? Blame turning the clocks back. It’s time we got rid of DST, period. Meanwhile, in the

On this day in 1973, Concorde made its first trip across the Atlantic. Forty-five years later, we’re actually traveling slower.

On the morning of November 22, 1997, a maid at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Sydney, Australia, reported that the guest

On this day in 1985, a new computer program called Microsoft 1.0 was released. It wasn’t very good. Really. Here’s

On this day in 1979, the first book in Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy was published. And in

Michael Hutchence is the Australian equivalent of Kurt Cobain. Tortured by various personal demons, he eventually took his own life

Man, those numbers spin fast on the gas pumps these days, don’t they? Distract yourself with this music news for

November. Not a fan. Only February is worse. Just sayin’. And now, some music news. Ultrasonic hacking? Oh, it’s here.

I’m writing this aboard EVA Air Flight 0035 somewhere above Alaska. Yes, it’s another music conference in the Far East.

It was on this day in 1985 that the original Live Aid was staged. And now, some current music news.

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 […]
Mark Silver
Delivering Reach for the Biggest Brands – Alan Dark in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 027 April 12, 2021
In a world obsessed with digital and mobile engagement, as well as the rise of subscription streaming entertainment services, like Netflix and now Disney+, it’s easy to overlook the going’s on in the broadcast media business. The reality is, the 75-year-old business is having a moment. Perhaps it is due, in part, to a global […]
Mark Silver
Making “The End of The Storm” – James Erskine in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 026 March 24, 2021
This week’s guest — director James Erskine — joins us from England where he has just released his latest feature-length documentary, The End of The Storm. The documentary follows Liverpool Football Club and their fans as they navigate the covid-interrupted 2019-2020 Premier League winning season. James expertly weaves together the voice of Jürgen Klopp, the […]
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