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Random music news for Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Back in the home office for a few days, long enough for the dogs to recognize me again. Here’s what’s

Hot? The lowest temperature ever recorded on the planet was on this day at Vostok Station, Antarctica, where it reached

Music has never seen anything like this: mass retirements and farewells from major stars. Elton John. Lynyrd Skynyrd. Paul Simon.

In the age of AI, the geeks meet up with one of Canada’s top radio programmers to find out why

Woke up in Nashville again. The amount of meat and fat available to the average person around here is mind-boggling.

If this is your birthday, you have the distinction of having the worst birth date on the calendar. Here’s why.

Forty-seven years ago today, Paul McCartney announced he was leaving The Beatles. And now, the music news… A Spotify executive

Fifty years ago today, the Vatican abolished its official forbidden books list, something that had been around since 1557. And

This has been a long Christmas break for some. When the everything closed up on Christmas Eve (a Thursday), much

Today is International Sushi Day. More unagi, please. Remember that domestic dispute involving Paul Simon and Edie Brickell? Never mind.

Still waiting for spring… Has Rage Against Machine played their last show? Study: Musicians run a higher risk of hearing

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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