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Random music news for Saturday, February 29, 2020

Look at it this way: Get past today and we won’t have to deal with another extra-long February until 2024.

Good news, Virginia! It’ll soon become legal for unmarried heterosexual people to have sex! Yes, you read that correctly. And

On this day in 1896, National Geographic published its first picture of a woman with bare breasts. Scandalous. Moving to

Musicians are paid fractions of a penny every time their song is streamed. The U.S. Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) ruled

It’s tough getting back into the swing of things after the holidays, isn’t it? But now that we’re into double

Here’s another great German word that has no English equivalent: kummerspeck. It literally means “grief bacon” and describes how you

Snow tires. Gotta start about thinking of putting them on. We also need to think of music news for October

Off to Winnipeg to see Paul McCartney tonight. I swear that when he does “Hey Jude” live, he casts healing

Back in the home office for a few days, long enough for the dogs to recognize me again. Here’s what’s

It is just me or is there less paper on your average toilet roll these days? Just askin’. Moving to

Record Store Day! Yay! What else is making music news on April 21, 2018? Here are my weekly music picks

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 […]
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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 […]
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Leadership Born on the Pitch – Eva Havaris in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 015 December 15, 2020
Being a truly great leader is not about title or tenure. Regardless of seniority, natural-born leaders rise above obstacles to influence those around them and rally around a common goal. Eva Havaris has been that kind of leader from a young age, first on the pitch and later in the boardroom. In this episode, Eva […]
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