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Random music news for Friday, July 19, 2019

The summer speaking tour continues. I’m in Kamloops tonight. But I’m still keeping track of what’s happening with music news

Scott Weiland was found dead three years ago today, December 3rd 2015 in Bloomington, Minnesota. Looking back, his death marked

Tonight is when disguised extortionists come to your house demanding sugar with the full support of their caregivers. I hate

At some point, all of us will shuffle off this mortal coil and join the choir invisible. It doesn’t matter

We’ve lost a frightening number of music stars over the last year. Some, like Bowie, died of natural causes. But

Construction has started on my new office complex in the basement. This is going to take a while. And now,

The last twelve months have been horrible when it comes to losing musicians. The streak that has included everyone from

I’m writing this aboard EVA Air Flight 0035 somewhere above Alaska. Yes, it’s another music conference in the Far East.

On this day in 1999, the Kingdom of Bhutan got around to allowing TV into the country. And in music

A busy day for me at Canadian Music Week. I’m sure this will generate plenty of music news. Samsung is

As of today, Robert Mugabe has been prime minister of Zimbabwe for 36 years. How’s that worked out for the

The Dawn of Digital Sports Journalism at The Globe & Mail and Yahoo Canada – Steve McAllister in Conversation with TBP Podcast ep 005 September 4, 2020
Ask any Canadian sports journalist who they consider one the nicest and forward-thinking minds behind the rise of digital, and chances are they would say, Steve McAllister. As one of the most accomplished and highly regarded leaders in sports journalism over the last 20 years, Steve has provided the mentorship and launchpad for too many […]
Andrew Dick
Behind the desk of Global and CTV News – Kevin Newman in conversation with TBP podcast ep 004 August 18, 2020
Kevin’s award-winning career has spanned four decades, covering the biggest stories from the four corners of the earth and those most important to Canadians. While he’s a household name for his on-camera presence, as you will learn in this episode, Kevin Newman is also an innovator whose energy is fueled by the same startup drive […]
Mark Silver
At the top of the sponsorship world – Sam Galet in conversation with TBP podcast ep 003 August 5, 2020
Sam Galet is one of the sponsorship industry’s most successful connectors. Over his 20+ year career, he has been directly involved in leading a number of massive sports, entertainment and lifestyle sponsorships, endorsements and naming rights deals. From an early age, Sam knew what he wanted to achieve in his career and he set his […]
Mark Silver