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Random music news for Thursday, August 27, 2020

Got a nutty friend who believes in QAnon? Better read this. Once you absorb that, move on to music news

A band’s name says a lot about them. But what if the name can’t be said? We’re talking about bands

Sometime in 1980, a VERY young U2 (look at all that hair on The Edge!) made an appearance on The

This week we’re going to talk about 10 proto-punk acts, artists both came before punk and who created the most

For a while now people have been saying that Disney is out of ideas, and as much as I love

A new Netflix Original series for children is premiering on August 3 that features the music of the Beatles. Beat

While many people can sing along to their favourite TV show’s theme song, far fewer can name the musicians behind

Two years ago, Showtime announced they picked up a Cameron Crowe series called Roadies. In the past few months we

I have previously written about the upcoming Ozzy Osbourne reality show with his son Jack. That was before the trailer,

I just missed the original punk rock explosion of the 1970s, so my experience with what actually happened is somewhat

Irish Alan points towards this 1979 TV appearance by Joy Division. I’d never seen this one before. Joy Division –

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