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Random music news for Monday, December 14, 2020

I spent my two-week staycation watching 25 seasons of South Park. Now I’m finally caught up and can discuss the

Call it a “reverse ska cover.” “Superman” by Goldfinger is a solid ska-punk tune. But as this video proves, it

Certain types of music have been around forever. Jazz, for, example has been with us for over a hundred years.

After receding into the underground following its big post-punk revival (aka the Second Wave), ska roared back in through the

One of the great things about the alt-rock revolution of the 1990s was its seemingly endless diversity. The sounds from

Happy Thanksgiving, American readers. We appreciate the day of football you provide for us people up north. Please accept our

Out in the Nevada desert for the weekend at the Life is Beautiful festival. Let’s see how this goes. Meanwhile,

As I said in the preamble to part one, ska seems to be one of those immortal musical genres. And

When it comes to genres of music, most of them come and go. They’re hyped, reach some kind of peak,

The final Vans Warped Tour has come and gone in Toronto and wow, what an experience! I needed a few

When the producers of a documentary on 90s-era ska went to Kickstarter to look for funding, they had no idea

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 […]
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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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