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Here’s the first trailer for the Spike Jonze-directed Beastie Boys documentary

Spike Jonze did a lot of music video work with the Beastie Boys (cf. the clip for “Sabotage“). He recently

Today marks three years with Trump as president. Seems longer. Here’s what I have for music news on January 17,

In Las Vegas for CES. Watch this space for more stuff like this. Meanwhile, here’s music news for January 6,

Jeezus, where did the time go? But it’s true. A quick check of the archives says that “Sabotage” was released

A movie starring the Beasties? That was the plan. From Consequence of Sound: “The four of us wrote a script

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