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IT’S WAR! Gen Z vs. Millennials over the cancellation of Eminem

Gen Z has taken a break from criticizing skinny jeans and side-parts because they’ve recently discovered that some Eminem lyrics

An email appeared from someone in the Nickelback camp yesterday asking for assistance. Guitarist Ryan Peake found this photo. It’s

Wow. What’s wrong with this picture? Back on Tuesday (February 2), TMZ reported on a video of country star Morgan

Another question from a reader. Can you help out with this Tom Petty question? I just received the Greatest Hits

If it seems that Christmas music has started up earlier than usual this year, it’s not your imagination. And the

I once read that “every generation has a biological right to believe that the music of their youth is the

If you’ve noticed that you’re moving into your Grandpa Simpson years when it comes to the appreciateion of music, you

Well, that does it. If GWAR says it, it must be true. I’ll be over here making a martini with

The Daily Mail headline reads “Ex-wife of bass player in well-known three-member band will get half of his £10m fortune

The CBC carried an article To retire or to reinvent, that is the question for aging rock stars, which has

Ugh. The day after Labour Day is always the worst. Summer’s over. Back to work. Back to school. Shorter days.

Gamifying the Movie Theatre Experience – Aaron Silverberg in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 031 May 9, 2021
People yearn for live experiences that they can share with others. Though fan and crowd-based events such as sports and concerts may be the source of most of our FOMO, movie theatres are even more appealing. Although the film may be the main attraction, movie theatre owners are constantly looking for new ways to maximize […]
Mark Silver
Revenue Architects… Beyond the : 30-second spot – Derek Myers, Christos Nikitopoulos, Kevin Worsley in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 030 May 4, 2021
Well behind the scenes in the media business lurks smart folks who really know their way around a spreadsheet. They’re the ones who have charted out and flighted all the commercials, billboards, features and other innovative forms of sponsor integration. We’re of course referring to… revenue management. If you’ve never heard of this career path, […]
Mark Silver
King of the Deal – Phil King in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 029 April 26, 2021
Sports fans today can watch more games and global competitions than we could have possibly imagined, even 20 years ago. For those of us that can remember, which generally means Boomers and Gen-X, there really weren’t many sports to watch until the advent of pay-TV in the mid-80s, which saw the dawn of specialty channels […]
Mark Silver