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Random music news for Wednesday, December 30, 2020

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Jeezus. These people are nuts. Ignore them and focus on music news for December 29, 2020, instead. That recorded voice

[A guest post by John Duffy on a song that’s been #1 on all single charts for eight straight weeks.

The Raconteurs have announced their eagerly-anticipated third album Help Us Stranger will be out on June 21st, 2019. The Nashville,

The Foo Fighters are one of those bands that enjoys some solid crowd participation. But these sorts of stage invitations

[NASHVILLE -] I had no bloody business being here. None. But somehow I ended up on the red carpet at the

If you’ve ever been to Nashville, you’ll know that you run into a different honky-tonk about every fifteen feet, all

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 […]
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