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Random music news for Wednesday, September 23, 2020

The battle between Star Wars and Star Trek has been taken to a whole new level. Now let’s concentrate on

This guy was protesting against the coronavirus lockdown policies. Wow. Just…wow. I have to agree with the #maga hoard and

In Singapore to see U2’s first-ever show in the city state. This should be interesting. As for music news on

Trains, planes, and automobiles day for ‘Murica. Which reminds me: I have to watch that movie again. To music news

Researchers at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland have taught a seal named Zola to sing a couple of

This adorable group of kids was expected to sing “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” to the assembled families. But the kid

More emergency kidney stone surgery last night! What fun! I’ll spare you the details other than I do not wish

No, I don’t get it, either. How could this have ever seemed like a good idea? (Blame Tom for the

The best compliment you could pay 2019 Oscar winner Jos Stam is that you didn’t see his work. And you’ve

I’m not a fan of a lot of parody songs, but this one by The Nerdist nails it.

It’s Comic-Con season in San Diego and Conan O’Brien dropped in to offer this Behind the Music-style documentary of the

Intimate gatherings of sports fans and media personalities – Kevin Kennedy in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 012 November 25, 2020
No matter the sport, passionate fans and pundits have long debated the goings-on in the clubhouse or on the pitch of every pro sports team. For most of us, this dialogue and discord are limited to Twitter, or perhaps yelling at sports talk radio hosts in our cars. If you were paying slightly more attention, […]
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The Business of Independent Production – Don Young in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 011 November 18, 2020
Canadians have long heard about Canadian content, aka CanCon. What most outside of the broadcast business don’t generally realize is that much of that content is actually subsidized by the private broadcasters, such as Bell Media and Rogers Media. Many independent producers have made a career, and a lot of money, perfecting the art of […]
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Reaching new VR frontiers – Laura Mingail in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 010 November 10, 2020
Pushing boundaries and breaking with convention takes more than confidence, especially when you’re working inside a media giant. To do this in an authentic and meaningful way one needs to truly believe that they can make a difference, for the greater good. Laura Mingail has done just that in many of her roles, and as […]
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