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Random music news for Saturday, January 23, 2021

Can you imagine the poops? Wow. With that image in your head, let’s try some music news for January 23,

Two weeks until the US presidential election. And wouldn’t you know it, but this could happen the day before. So

Imagine seeing this at the grocery store. Hey, I laughed. Moving to music news for August 18, 2020, here’s what’s

Tiger King: The smartphone game (and it’s from Carole Baskin; I wonder if the goal is to find her husband?)

This is a strange coincidence: The 50th anniversary of the release of The Beatles Let It Be album is Mother’s

Coronavirus update 1: In an effort to calm frayed nerves, some radio stations are hauling out the Christmas music. Coronavirus

Imagine if this were your job. Hey, I guess someone’s gotta be interested in these sorts of things. Here’s music

Made it to Singapore. Here for a couple of days then through Hong Kong back to the home office–if protestors

The first Earth Day was celebrated on this day in 1970. As for music news on April 22, 2019… Nine

We were supposed to be on vacation as of today, winging out way to an exotic island in Indonesia. But

Off to Nashville today for a chat with Metallica. Kirk Hammett and I will inevitably have a conversation on our

The Ultimate Backstage Pass – David Kines in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 032 May 17, 2021
In today’s everything-on-demand world, it may be hard for anyone born post-Y2 K to answer a simple question, “where do you watch music videos?” A reasonable answer would be YouTube, Apple Music, or maybe even Tiktok. Prior to the dawn of YouTube in 2005, the answer was easy. MTV if you’re American, and of course […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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