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Ongoing History Daily: The Blur Ultimatum

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

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

Can you give your cat COVID? Apparently so. Careful with kitty, okay? On to music news for April 27, 2021.

Let’s start the week with this cover of “You Oughta Know.’ You’re welcome. Now let’s try some music news for

I love this kid. Nandi Bushell is a 10-year-old British musical prodigy that continues to charm the world with her

Can you dub in Mario for every “woo-hoo” in Blur’s “Song 2?” Yes. yes, you can. (Via David)

Twenty-five years ago this month, Blur and Oasis went head-to-head for chart supremacy on the same week, sending Britain into

If you were around in the summer of 1995 and into British music, you’ll remember this as the time when

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] When InSight, NASA’s latest mission to Mars, touched down at 2:54

I think I speak for all of us with gross feet: men in opened-toed sandals anywhere but at the beach

Fashion is one of the most disposable of all the artistic endeavors. Much of what’s created and sold isn’t designed

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