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This is the weirdest music video you’ll see all week

It’s a cover of Gary Numan’s “Cars.” That’s all I can tell you. (Blame Larry for forwarding the clip.)

Gordon Ramsey turns 53 today. F**kin’ hell. Meanwhile, in music news for November 8, 2019… Looking to write a catchy

There is an inevitability in the music business. If the frontman of a huge band dies, sales and streams skyrocket.

Cars have always inspired songs. In fact, one of the earliest true rock’n’roll songs was “Rocket 88,” a 1951 song

A company called Digital Third Coast took the time to go through 72,000 songs for mentions of cars. Within that

Like most guys, I dread the idea of picking out a greeting card. I have no confidence that my taste

‘Tis the season, innit? After a bunch of hype and a fan voting procedure that really doesn’t count for shit,

There’s nothing like having the windows (or better yet, the top) down in your car on a summer day, tunes

Rappers love their cars. High Nobiety reports on the analysis of 62,000 songs designed to find out which cars (and SUVs)

Rappers love bragging about their sick rides, but which rappers brag the most? James Barnes from Verve Search sent us

A sneaky way for a company to get some free news coverage is to issue a story like this one

The Custodian of Toronto Sports – Richard Peddie in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 033 May 27, 2021
Over a 20+ year span, as the Toronto pro sports scene evolved from older venues and stands filled with blue and white (Leafs, Blue Jays, Argonauts) to a more intense red (Raptors, TFC), and grand coliseums that define the city’s skyline, there is one sports executive in particular who ownership looked to. We’re of course […]
Mark Silver
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 […]
Mark Silver
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