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Random music news for Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Wearing a face mask to keep from being sick but frustrated that your iPhone’s Face ID won’t work? Try this.

The NFL and its sponsors like to make a big deal about the Super Bowl halftime show. We’re already being

Thanks to Tom for the link. Not.

Really, Rider Nation? Really? Via Tom

Today is the 11th birthday of the Android operating system. And as for music news on November 5, 2018… The

November 1, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Rickroll

Rickrolling, the practice of baiting someone into watching Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” (or some version thereof) through

I can’t believe I hadn’t seen this.

With season two of Westworld set to start on HBO on April 22, fans are crawling over themselves with theories

Whilst browsing through a junk store on Sunday, a man stumbled across a VHS tape (remember those?) adore with a

When the Foo Fighters decide to Rickroll their fans, they don’t mess around. They use the real thing. Having brought

The Foo Fighters performed the most awesome rickroll in history at the Summer Sonic Festival in Japan. Dave invited Rick

The Genius of Live Sports Production – Paul Graham In Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 013 December 1, 2020
The best live sports executive producers are a blend of genius, in both art and science. Whether we realize it or not, as viewers, we are of course more deeply engaged in cliffhangers. Match outcomes that keep us tuned in until the very end. That is where the executive producer shines. The research and preparation […]
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Intimate Gatherings of Sports Fans and Media Personalities – Kevin Kennedy in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 012 November 25, 2020
No matter the sport, passionate fans and pundits have long debated the goings-on in the clubhouse or on the pitch of every pro sports team. For most of us, this dialogue and discord are limited to Twitter, or perhaps yelling at sports talk radio hosts in our cars. If you were paying slightly more attention, […]
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The Business of Independent Production – Don Young in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 011 November 18, 2020
Canadians have long heard about Canadian content, aka CanCon. What most outside of the broadcast business don’t generally realize is that much of that content is actually subsidized by the private broadcasters, such as Bell Media and Rogers Media. Many independent producers have made a career, and a lot of money, perfecting the art of […]
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