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Random music news for Friday, November 20, 2020

Before we begin, South Korea has unveiled their AI-powered TV news anchor. Scary, really. Now that you’re freaked out, try

What a way to go. Wow. I’ll stick with compiling music news for November 19, 2020. Coronavirus update: This band

At what point does Alexa get too smart? Just wonderin’. Now I’m going to distract myself with music news for

Long before Van Halen was signed to a record deal–Gene Simmons of KISS is the guy who discovered them, by

Okay, I laughed. (Via Tom) Moving to music new for October 26, 2020… I laughed at this, too. (Via Tom

Give it a moment. You’ll get it. (Via Tom) Here’s what I have for music news for October 19, 2020.

I could use a face mask like this. We all could. And we can also use some music news for

Before get into music news for September 20, 2020, how can this pitch be legal? Coronavirus update 1: Some people

At first glance, this looks like a t-shirt featuring the iconic Van Halen log. But it’s not. The logo has

My weekend doesn’t end until Family Guy finishes Sunday night. My wife, who goes to bed when I’m watching my

Look at it this way: Winter is now one-third over. Here’s music news for January 22, 2020. Weekly Canadian music

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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