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Random music news for Monday, January 11, 2021

This is Blue Monday, right? It’s supposedly the most depressing day of the year. Hopefully, it’s at least sunny where

Today is National Album Day in the UK. The ask is that you listen to at least one album from

Today would have been Michael Jackson’s 60th birthday. And in music news for August 29, 2018, there’s quite a bit

At this past weekend’s Reading Festival, Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda paid tribute to Chester Bennington with help from Sum 41.

What kind of week is Donald Trump in for? Who’s next to go down? Don Jr? Jared? Roger Stone? Have

Mike Shinoda, Chester Bennington’s co-vocalist, played his first solo show in LA over the weekend. He boldly chose a set

It’s been an awful year for Linkin Park as they come to terms with the death of Chester Bennington. Co-frontman

Mike Shinoda describes his new project, Post Traumatic E.P. this way: The past six months have been a rollercoaster. Amidst

It’s been nearly two months since Chester Bennington took his life. In commemoration of National Suicide Prevention Week, his family

As part of the opening show on Coldplay’s North American tour, Chris Martin offered this tribute to Linkin Park’s Chester

You know what’s dangerous? Car rental agencies that put generic floor mats in their cars. They slide around haphazardly, sometimes

The Speaker Representation Business – Martin Perelmuter in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 018 January 18, 2021
It is a lot harder to become a paid speaker than you might imagine. While you may think that publishing a book is a surefire way to become sought after, there’s a lot more to it, actually! Sure, there are many authors, politicians and academics that companies pay big bucks to keynote events. There are […]
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Born into the Beautiful Game – James Easton in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 017 January 13, 2021
The Easton family has played a vital role in shaping the North American soccer landscape for almost 50 years. In the early 70’s, Jim Easton Sr. uprooted his family from Scotland to take the job as the inaugural head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps. Over his time in the role, Jim and his family fell […]
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In Search of a Digital Media Business Model – Chris Skinner in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 016 December 26, 2020
Traditional media businesses have long struggled to realize the opportunity with digital. Giving away free ad-supported content has backfired with Facebook and Google now controlling the relationship with the audience and all their associated behavioural data and preferences. What has emerged, thanks to Netflix, is that people will pay for good content, which is really […]
Mark Silver