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Random music news for Friday, November 23, 2018

Black Friday (Here’s a history of that.) Let the consumerist orgies begin. Maybe some record shopping? Meanwhile, in music news

It was on this day in 1990 when Milli Vanilli was stripped of their Grammys in the biggest musical fraud

My first-ever purchase of CBD pills arrived in the mail. Let’s see if these things help me sleep. Meanwhile, here’s

Back in the home office for a few days, long enough for the dogs to recognize me again. Here’s what’s

Back in the day, trivia nerds like me eagerly awaited the publication of the annual Guinness Book of World Records.

If you have a copy of the Beatles 1968 self-titled record–the so-called White Album–you’ll be familiar with the serial number

By Adam “Rat In A Cage” Morrison The Smashing Pumpkins’ Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness was the first album

The Genius of Live Sports Production – Paul Graham In Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 013 December 1, 2020
The best live sports executive producers are a blend of genius, in both art and science. Whether we realize it or not, as viewers, we are of course more deeply engaged in cliffhangers. Match outcomes that keep us tuned in until the very end. That is where the executive producer shines. The research and preparation […]
Mark Silver
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, […]
Mark Silver
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