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Random music news for Friday, September 25, 2020

I gotta stop buying the stuff advertised in Instagram. My record is Pieces of Crap 5, Actually Useful Stuff 1.

The Model Plaid? Weird name, but hella fast! On to music news for September 24, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: Van

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

Windows 95 turned 25 this week. If you were around back then, you’ll remember what a big deal it was.

With all the digital smog that we create about ourselves every day, it’s frightening how much of our personal information

I just can’t stop staring at the car crash that is the Trump administration. It’s better than any TV show,

The last weekend in July. Make it a good one. And now the music news. At a show in Toronto on

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 […]
Mark Silver
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 […]
Mark Silver