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Random music news for Saturday, July 11, 2020

Exercise in a pill? Maybe. Think about that as you browse through music news for July 11, 2020. Coronavirus update

Tiger King: The smartphone game (and it’s from Carole Baskin; I wonder if the goal is to find her husband?)

First, a question: What if Good Fellas was a 1990s sitcom? Now some music news for June 25, 2020. Coronavirus

If you’re looking for a great bar bet, pose this question: How many Van Halen leader singers can you name?

Parts of the Internet lost its collective shit over the weekend when word began to spread that Tool, tired of

I had another kidney stone attack, this time right in the middle of my gig MCing a wedding here in

Back in the 80s and early 90s, many metal and rock kids were merciless in their disdain of Depeche Mode.

Flying home from London today. Tell the dogs I’ll be home soon. This is the biggest tattoo idiot in the

I can’t believe it’s still January. Oh, and happy fifth birthday to the iPad. (Watch this 90 second evolution of

Three days in the Caribbean and no sign of chikungunya yet. Fingers crossed… Bob Geldof doesn’t think Paul McCartney is

Here’s a stat about the Buffalo snowstorm. The hardest-hit areas have 65 inches of snow. One square foot of that

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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