Portugal. The Man Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 871: Musicians with disabilities

The human body can be both very strong and very fragile. Given its complexity, it generally works pretty well. But

Artist: The Brook & The BluffSong: ShelbyAlbum: First Place This track has an irresistible smooth charm, so press play for

Oh, crap! I forgot to take care of my quarterly HST payment! Sorry, CRA. I’ll do it today. But first,

Who doesn’t need Weird Al busting out the accordion to cover “Feel It Still” by Portugal. The Man? This should be

I’m still engulfed in the Olympics. It’s amazing how we become experts in certain sports every two years–then we forget

All music awards programs are first and foremost a mainstream primetime TV show. Everything else–including genuine honouring of art–is secondary.

Shazam is a music identification app that’s so magical it got its own game show–hosted by Jamie Foxx, no less.

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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