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Random music news for Tuesday, December 1, 2020

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

If you were into high-end audio in the 70s, you probably lusted over Bang & Olufsen’s Beogram 4000c turntable. Its

Technic’s SL-1200 turntable has legendary status for good reason. It was built like a tank and maintained excellent performance no

The job of a turntable is pretty straightforward. It has to spin a vinyl record at an exact speed while

The first-ever Nobel Prize ceremony was held on this day in 1901. Now let’s try some music news for December

As the vinyl resurrection continues apace, turntable manufacturers are only too happy to supply new gear. Pro-Ject, the Austria-based maker

The turntable you buy today is essentially the same kind of thing you’d have bought in the 1950s. You have

Okay, it might be a bit kitschy, but if I were doing my office bathroom again, I might actually consider

Now that we’re officially into the holiday shopping season, some will be considering vinyl and turntables as presents. If weekly

[This guest post is written by Michael Moore of Devoted to Vinyl. -AC] Vinyl records are a really fun hobby,

If you want to get into vinyl but you’ve never owned a turntable, the whole process might seem a little…unnerving.

The Genius of Live Sports Production – Paul Graham In Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 013 December 1, 2020
The best live sports executive producers are a blend of genius, in both art and science. Whether we realize it or not, as viewers, we are of course more deeply engaged in cliffhangers. Match outcomes that keep us tuned in until the very end. That is where the executive producer shines. The research and preparation […]
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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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