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Random music news for Tuesday, September 8, 2020

Klingon wine? Absolutely! Post Malone rose? Why not? And now, let’s get back to reality with what’s going on in

Windows 95 turned 25 this week. If you were around back then, you’ll remember what a big deal it was.

Back in the early 90s, a British entrepreneur named Ricky Adar came up with the idea of selling music over

Yes, we’re up and running again after nearly two weeks issues with our web hosting service. It was THEIR fault

[Another guest post to fill the breach as I’m on vacation this week. Today’s piece is by Pat Patterson. –

As you may have determined from my out-of-office note, I’m AWOL for the next bit. Where? Send an email to

It was on this day in 1990 that Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait. That ended poorly for everyone, of course. And

I really should pay more attention to what’s happening in our country rather than watching the next installment of the

On this day in 1902, the Antikythera Mechanism was discovered. We still don’t know who made it. Or when. As

Off to LA today to see Morrissey at the Hollywood Bowl tonight. He’d better not cancel. And now, some music

Ninety years ago today, the last Ford Model T rolled off the assembly line. It was vehicle number 15,007,003. And now

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 […]
Mark Silver