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Random music news for Wednesday, December 30, 2020

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Is it over yet? Is it safe to come out? Jeebus, it’s not? Can we afford to divert our attention

New survey from ‘Murica: Americans would rather give up sex and Netflix instead of their pickups. Moving on to music

This might cheer you up: The Knight Rider theme performed on eight cellos by the same person. Now that you’re

This is what it used to be like shopping for music in actual stores. Vibe.com goes deep into this lost

No, it’s not your imagination. You may have seen robins earlier than usual. Let’s move to music news for April

In my world (albeit a very small one), record stores perform an essential service. But in the interests of crushing

If you’re running a record store, you’re feeling a little desperate between (a) Record Store Day being postponed until at

They do things differently in Quebec. All rental leases in the province are up July 1. It wasn’t all that

When Wilson and Lee first opened for business in Oshawa, the Great War had only ended five years earlier. Radio

Go home, winter. You’re drunk. Time for a look at music news for March 7, 2019. The Prodigy’s Keith Flint

Tales from the Sports Journalist’s Beat – Morgan Campbell in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 019 January 24, 2021
From being an NCAA football player to becoming a journalist, Morgan Campbell has spent most of his life with an insiders’ view of the sports world. Over his 20+ year career, he’s witnessed the changes and pullback in sports journalism. In this episode, Morgan breaks down the impact of the new realities of sports journalism, […]
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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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