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Random music news for Saturday, September 19, 2020

So THAT’S what that new orange dot is all about. Now let’s try music news for September 19, 2020. Coronavirus

Plague. Economic ruin. Rioting. Murder hornets. But at least there’s some good news on the Yellowstone supervolcano front. Can you

Heading out of the hemisphere for a few days, but I promise to keep on top of things with music

More than halfway through February. And after the weather week much of North America had, that’s good news. Here’s your

David Bowie died two years ago today. To commemorate that, this demo of “Let’s Dance” was released. And in more

Question: Will Donald Trump throw Donald Jr. under the bus over this whole Russia thing? And now, music news for

This is the 69th birthday of the founding of North Korea. Wonder how long can they keep it up? And

A tip for anyone doing yard maintenance: you will always need one more bag of topsoil/mulch/seed/fertilizer/etc. that you thought you

Last year Straight Outta Compton was met with huge success. Even just the hype was massive. People were changing their

Happy Canada Day! And holiday or no holiday, here’s your daily selection of music news. We should soon learn more

Today is Day 100 of 2016. Thoughts on things so far? Meanwhile, here’s some music news… What your musical tastes

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 […]
Mark Silver
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 […]
Mark Silver
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