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Random music news for Thursday, January 3, 2019

It won’t be long until the Christmas shopping credit card bills start coming in. It’s the most un-wonderful time of

Anyone who has spent time anywhere in the Leeward Islands has to be heartbroken about the devastation wrought by Hurricane

I’ve got something of an obsession about the New Year’s Eve party held each year on the private estate of

UPDATE: Yeah, The Stones were there, but–well, just read on. St. Barths is an eight-square-mile piece of paradise a ten-minute

It’s now winter. Only three months to go. And now, music news… Apparently, Andrea Bocelli will NOT perform at the

Roman Abramovitch, the Russian billionaire and owner of Chelsea in the English Premiere League, loves the French Caribbean island of

Years ago, I went swimming in the surf of a beach called Saline in St. Barts. It’s a broad, sandy

If you’ve sent an email to alan@alancross.ca over the last few days, you’ll have seen my out-of-office message. That’s because

The Fifty Shades series is one of the most abdominal pieces of shit of this century. Not only it is

Before there was Fifty Shades of Grey, EL James wrote fan fiction based on the characters in Twilight. Eww. That

Every year the Russian billionaire (and owner of Chelsea FC) Roman Abramovich holds a massive New Year’s Eve party at

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