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Ongoing History Daily: The Depeche Mode cancellation

One of the weirdest concert cancellations happened to Depeche Mode fans in Ottawa when the band was on tour supporting

Blur has been around a lot longer than you might think. They used to be known as “Seymour” and they

You may have noticed that some early Nine Inch Nails recordings have a warning on them that reads “Caution: Not

What do you do for fun? I’m talking about hobbies, pastimes, and other things you do just for you, away

True or false: There is a link between the Depeche Mode song “Personal Jesus” and Elvis Presley. True. Martin Gore

Fathers who have helped out their sons with their music careers. Sean and Paul Ryder’s dad used to work as

Here is one of the stranger examples of guilt by association. Back in the early 90s, it became fashionable for

If you’re a follower of US politics, you’ll that Kanye West sucked up a lot of oxygen over his failed

You’d have to be a serious student of British punk rock to know the name Jordan Mooney, but there are

[We’re taking a one-week pause for a COVID mental health break. But new shows will resume again next week. -AC]

Weird things happen when you’re on tour. On some stops on the 1987 Glass Spiders tour, David Bowie had some

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
Leading the pack in the Sports Betting Race – Jim Lawson in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 028 April 20, 2021
For several years, the legalization of single-event sports betting and the planned provincially controlled roll-out has been a hot topic. During that time, Woodbine Entertainment‘s astute executives have been watching and waiting while investing in the media and digital technologies that will be needed in a Canadian landscape where offshore behemoths are permitted to operate […]
Mark Silver