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Random music news for Saturday, October 31, 2020

I’ll bet you’re expecting an opening link to something Halloween related. Nope. This is much more interesting. And so is

Fun with obsolete gadgets! Once you get through that, try music news for October 17, 2020. Coronavirus update: There was

Come October 30, U2 will reissue their 2000 album, All That You Can’t Leave Behind in a big 51-track box

Calling all U2 fans — is your calendar marked for September 25? Gather your best dark sunglasses, bandanas and pyrotechnics

So THAT’S what that new orange dot is all about. Now let’s try music news for September 19, 2020. Coronavirus

Cool. A floating Apple Store. Elsewhere in music news for September 11, 2020… Why do artists get paid so little

Meanwhile, in Iceland. Hey, I laughed. Here’s music news for August 24, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: And here come the

Day two of the staycation, the one where I promised to do all kinds of stuff around the house. So

Paranoid? Try this product. If you buy it, you’ve got bigger problems (Via Larry). This is music news for May

Remember when the US Memorial Day Weekend used to be a big time for blockbuster movies? This has already been

On behalf of everyone in the part of North America where May weather has yet to assert itself, go home

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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