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Random music news for Thursday, February 25, 2021

A punk rock car followed by music news for February 25, 2021 (Via Paula) Something VERY weird happened with Eddie

Thirty-nine years ago today, Pennsylvania almost disappeared with the Three Mile Island nuclear meltdown incident. And for music news on

U.S. Thanksgiving. Turkey. Football. Shopping. Yeah, we get it. But there’s still music news on this November 23… Michael Buble

On this day in 1985, a new computer program called Microsoft 1.0 was released. It wasn’t very good. Really. Here’s

The CNE opens in Toronto today, which as everyone in Southern Ontario knows is the official start of the end

It was on this day in 1976 that the Montreal Olympics opened. Twenty-five African teams boycotted the games because the

Happy Bastille Day! And here’s what’s making music news on July 14. Hardcore Trump supporter Kid Rock says he’s going

Once more ’round the sun. And now music news. Paul O’Neill, leader and guitarist of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra has died

The first of Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy was published on this day in 1979. And now, in

In Winnipeg for the weekend. Good thing I packed bug spray. And now, the music news… Why the words “Chance

If you look at this week’s Billboard Top 200 album charts, you’ll see something we’ve never seen before. Chance the

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