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Random music news for Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Forty years ago today., the UK went to war with Argentina over the Falklands Islands. Morrissey is still pissed that

After two decades of development limbo, the film version of Motley Crue’s The Dirt finally made it to Netflix yesterday.

Squirt, the junior English bull terrier in the house, turns five today. Special treats for everyone! On to music news

Go home, winter. You’re drunk. Time for a look at music news for March 7, 2019. The Prodigy’s Keith Flint

People have been trying to figure out a way to turn Motley Crue’s biography The Dirt into a movie ever

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 […]
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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 […]
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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