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Random music news for Friday, December 11, 2020

To start the weekend, here’s a puppy riding a rooster. Now let’s try some music news for December 11, 2020.

How did Aunt Jemima last this long? Buh-bye. And on the topic of extremists, we have John Cleese to explain

Outside of his work with My Chemical Romance, Frank Iero has a band called The Future Violents. A new video

If you’re working from home, have you noticed that the weeks fly by but then the weekends drag? Maybe you

The My Chemical Romance reunion has been a huge financial success with sellouts across the board. However, some fans are

After spending the week at CES in Las Vegas, I found myself annoyed at having to deal with pennies and

Fifty years ago today, the first permanent ARPANET (a forerunner to the internet) was established between UCLA and Stanford. And

On this day in 1985, v1.0 of Microsoft Windows was released. Tabbing over to music news for November 20, 2019…

Should a baseball umpire be involved in something like this? Just askin’. Off to discuss music news for October 25,

Every song comes with some kind of story. Sometimes it’s just the story of a feeling (good for bad) or

One of my great accomplishments of 2017 was the long-overdue construction of a new home office. After twelve years working

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 […]
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Leadership Born on the Pitch – Eva Havaris in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 015 December 15, 2020
Being a truly great leader is not about title or tenure. Regardless of seniority, natural-born leaders rise above obstacles to influence those around them and rally around a common goal. Eva Havaris has been that kind of leader from a young age, first on the pitch and later in the boardroom. In this episode, Eva […]
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