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Random Music News for Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Sixty years ago today, the first-ever Boeing 707 took flight. It was the true beginning of the jet age. And now,

It’s still summer. Tomorrow, though… Here’s some music news for September 21. This weekend’s Global Citizen Festival in New York

On this day in 1965, the Beatles played Shea Stadium in New York. This was pretty much the birth of

If you’ve been watching the rebooted Twin Peaks, you’ll know that a number of cool/odd bands have shown up to

It was 45 years ago today this picture was taken. Its impact changed the course of the Viet Nam War.

Happy birthday to English bull terrier #1. Schmooze (who is probably lazing on the couch as I write this), turns

Sixty years ago today, US Customs seized copies of the Allen Ginsberg poem “Howl” on obscenity grounds. Man, if they

On this day in 1970, NASA announced that after a few more flights, there would be no more trips to

Nothing can get you ready to watch another episode of a show like a great theme song. Let’s stick to

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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