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Random music news for Friday, January 8, 2020

January 8, 2021January 7, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Choice Prize, Clerks, Foo Fighters, Happy Mondays, Jamiroquai, Kanye West, Kevin Smith, Kim Kardashian, Livestreams, Metal, Metallica, Miley Cyrus, Spotify, The Weeknd, TikTok

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

Random music news for Tuesday, December 1, 2020

December 1, 2020November 30, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Clash, Drake, Elon Musk, Foo Fighters, Grammys, Halsey, Headbangers, Leonard Co, Pogues, Radio, Shane McGowan, The Weeknd, Turntables, Vinyl

One more month left in this horrible year. Hang in there. Here’s music news for December 1, 2020. Halsey has

Random music news for Saturday, November 28, 2020

November 28, 2020November 28, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple Music, Cher, Grammys, Jared, Jay-Z, Madonna, Maradona, Radio, Subway, The Weeknd, TikTok

Hey, whatever happened to Subway’s Jared? Oh. On to music news for November 27, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: Well, this

Random music news for Friday, July 24, 2020

July 24, 2020July 24, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments #MeToo, Arkells, Burger Records, COVID-19, Dolly Parton, Liam Gallagher, Nick Nurse, Prince Andrew, Starlight Social Club, Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, Toronto Raptors

Here’s a gift for making it through another week. WARNING: It’s so sweet that it’ll make your blood sugar spike.

Streaming music in Canada increased 20% pre-COVID, Nielsen study shows

July 22, 2020July 21, 2020 Amber Healy 0 Comments Album sales, Alessia Cara, Brett Kissel, Covid, Digital Album Sales, Downloads, Drake, JJ Wilde, Justin Bieber, Nielsen Music, Nielsen Music Canada, Nielsen Music/MRC Data, Pandemic, Paul Langlois, Streaming, The Tragically Hip, The Weeknd

Remember when people couldn’t stop talking about Shakira and JLo’s performance at the Super Bowl? Or when Eminem showed up,

Random music news for Thursday, July 16, 2020

July 16, 2020July 15, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Billy Joel, Concerts, Japan, Maroon 5, Nu metal, Numbers Stations, Paul McCartney, Reposo, Ryan Reynolds, Shazam, Soundcloud, The Streets, The Weeknd, TikTok

It’s to the point where I want to stand on the border and yell into the US “GET IT TOGETHER,

Random music news for Saturday, July 4, 2020

July 4, 2020July 3, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AM, Ferrari, fm, Indonesia, Kehlani, NFL, Podcasting, Spotify, The Weeknd

If there’s a better metaphor for what’s happening in the US right now, I haven’t seen it. Fisticuffs 😂 pic.twitter.com/KCJnnad7la

Random music news for Saturday, March 21, 2020

March 21, 2020March 20, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Andrew Wood, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Dee Snider, Ghost, Netflix, Pornhub, The Weeknd, Tribal Gathering, Twisted Sister, Twitch

Wanna see where COVID-19 panic is at its greatest and least? Check out this panic index dashboard. But there’s hope:

Random music news for Saturday, June 29, 2019

June 29, 2019June 28, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments David Gilmour, Emo, Fugazi, Hans Zimmer, R. Kelly, Steven Adler, The Weeknd

Kawhi Lenoard turns 28 today. Send him a card. Don’t forget to urge him to stay with the Raptors. And

Nickelback, Jepsen to be honoured at SOCAN Awards

March 31, 2019March 31, 2019 Amber Healy 0 Comments Barenaked Ladies, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Carly Rae Jepson, Chad Kroeger, Drake, Ed Robertson, Frank Dukes, Murda Beatz, Nickelback, SOCAN, The Weeknd

No foolin’: Nickelback and Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe” are among the honourees at the 30th anniversary SOCAN awards

ROCKthusiast Does #MWE for AJoMT (Day 28)

February 4, 2019February 28, 2019 Gilles LeBlanc 0 Comments #InternationalClashDay, #MWE, 111 Songs, A Star is Born, Adam Baldwin, Alexisonfire, Alice Merton, Ariana Grande, Bradley Cooper, Darlene, Darryl Weeks, David Bowie, Familiar Drugs, February, Feral Roots, Fever 333, Gerard Way, Golden Hour, Hesitant Alien, Hollerado, Hubert Lenoir, Iggy and the Stooges, Isn't Anything, Jann Arden, Kacey Musgraves, Kurt Cobain, Lady Gaga, Legacy Edition, Made an America, Maroon 5, Mastodon, MINT, Montage of Heck, Music Writing Exercise, My Bloody Valentine, My Dear Melancholy, No Rest for the Wicked, Once More 'Round the Sun, Outsider, Perfect Velvet, Radical Softness, Raw Power, Red Pill Blues, Red Velvet, RIval Sons, Rolling Stones, Shawn Mendes, Spinnerette, Spirit of Eden, Talk Talk, thank u next, The Clash, The Dose, The Fate of the World Depends on This Kiss, The Weeknd, These Are the Days, Three Days Grace, Voodoo Lounge Uncut, Whitehorse

Before anyone starts asking “#MWE, WTF?”, the hashtag stands for Music Writing Exercise, and is the brainchild of Gary Suarez,

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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 […]
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