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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

Delivering Reach for the Biggest Brands – Alan Dark in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 027 April 12, 2021
In a world obsessed with digital and mobile engagement, as well as the rise of subscription streaming entertainment services, like Netflix and now Disney+, it’s easy to overlook the going’s on in the broadcast media business. The reality is, the 75-year-old business is having a moment. Perhaps it is due, in part, to a global […]
Mark Silver
Making “The End of The Storm” – James Erskine in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 026 March 24, 2021
This week’s guest — director James Erskine — joins us from England where he has just released his latest feature-length documentary, The End of The Storm. The documentary follows Liverpool Football Club and their fans as they navigate the covid-interrupted 2019-2020 Premier League winning season. James expertly weaves together the voice of Jürgen Klopp, the […]
Andrew Dick
Inside the Toronto Sports Media Scene – Jonah Sigel in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 025 March 17, 2021
Being a Toronto sports fan hasn’t been easy for many generations of Torontonians. Of course, the Raptors NBA title was kind of a reset for the city, and there were a couple of crazy Blue Jays runs a few years back, but those were more so the Toronto sports awakening for Millenials. For Gen X, […]
Mark Silver