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Random music news for Monday, October 26, 2020

Okay, I laughed. (Via Tom) Moving to music new for October 26, 2020… I laughed at this, too. (Via Tom

Two weeks until the US presidential election. And wouldn’t you know it, but this could happen the day before. So

On this day in 1951, the first-ever colour TVs went on sale. No one care and less than a month

Last night’s SNL season opening with Kanye West was…okay. Not that we should have been surprised, though, because you never

The musical guest is always a big draw for Saturday Night Live. Having attended a couple of tapings in Studio

The most devastatingly good impersonation of the year has to be Melissa McCarthy in her role as sweaty Sean Spicer,

France now has its own version of Saturday Night Live, which, by the way, is called Saturday Night Live. One

The most recent episode of Saturday Night Live drew the highest ratings of the season. It’s easy to understand why:

This SNL skit–written by Will Ferrell, by the way–is one of the most memorable in the show’s history. need more

Peter Dinklage did great on Saturday Night Live. He also owned the “Space Pants” skit. Gwen Stefani was okay, too.

Well said. Thank you, David Bowie. https://t.co/3XhNVfaSi3#SNLhttps://t.co/sK9XOUIOC0 — Saturday Night Live (@nbcsnl) January 17, 2016

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