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SLAYER + Wham’s “Last Christmas” = This

Let’s see ’em make a movie out of this mashup. (Via Tom)

Oh, Internet. You make us laugh. (Via Tom)

One of the happiest sounding Christmas songs you’ll hear on those radio stations that go all-holiday music is “Last Christmas,”

Thirty-two years ago today, Diego Maradona scored his famous Hand of God goal at the 1986 World Cup. Moving to

The best mashups feature the weirdest juxtapositions. Mating Slayer with Wham certainly ticks that box. (Via Tom) https://youtu.be/UzFFK2dXgXg

Because nothing captures the holiday season like a dreampop version of Wham’s “Last Christmas.” God bless Toronto’s The Nursery for

Around the time he was busking on the London Tube and playing in a ska band called The Executive, 17-year-old

The latest celebrity death in 2o16 is singer George Michael. He was found dead today (December 25) in bed after apparently

Is it just me or are there more new Christmas recordings this year? Here’s a new one from Montreal’s Milk

Boxing Day, Canada’s post-Christmas consumerist orgy. I just have enough time to offer up some music news before I head

If it seems that all the good names are band names taken, you’re not far off. Despite the best intentions

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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