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Random music news for Monday, January 18, 2021

Attention, Batman fans. You could have purchased Batman #1 if you had this much money. You probably don’t, so let’s

This is Blue Monday, right? It’s supposedly the most depressing day of the year. Hopefully, it’s at least sunny where

If you’re the kind of person who enjoys doomscrolling, take a look at this. If you can, move from that

It’s over. The next couple of months will be rough, but things WILL get better this year. Meanwhile, distract yourself

Back in the day, we’d make a weekly trip to The Record Peddler on Carlton, right across from Maple Leaf

Would you like some Baby Yoda with that Google search? You’re welcome. Here’s another round of music news, this time

One week until Christmas. Feeling it yet? Maybe some music news for December 18, 2020, will help. Imagine a Spotify

As part of a continuing series of year-end posts, Spotify has some stats for artists who used the service in

Before we begin, who doesn’t love news bloopers? Moving to music news for December 9, 2020… If this album sells

Still on my two-week staycation. Today’s job: cleaning out the drain in the shower. Fun. But that will have to

I spent yesterday installing and moving about a couple of new Google Assistant devices around the house. Once they were

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