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Random music news for Saturday, November 14, 2020

Fifty years ago, officials in Oregon, had to nuke a whale. And that’s not much of an exaggeration. And thirty

In Singapore to see U2’s first-ever show in the city state. This should be interesting. As for music news on

Not that long ago, Donald Trump and Kim Jong-Un were on a path to nuclear war. Now they’re apparently BFFs.

It’s FINALLY warmed up around where I live. About time, too, because the dogs had been asking how to use

Don’t celebrate this: the Nazi Party was founded on this day in 1920. Let’s leave that behind and focus on

I’m back home now, but the last two weeks’ worth of podcasts were done from hotel rooms, one in London

Excuse me if I sound a little out of it on this week’s program because (a) I had just arrived

I think I saw my first “back to school” flyer. This is depressing. Let’s distract ourselves with some music news.

Every May I come here to Singapore for the Music Matters Conference, Asia’s biggest music industry gathering. It’s my annual

So I’m back in Singapore, sweltering in the equatorial humidity as I attend the annual Music Matters Conference in an

Back on this day in 1967, Robert Ebert filed his first movie review for the Chicago Sun-Times. What’s with the

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 […]
Mark Silver
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 […]
Mark Silver
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 […]
Mark Silver