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If you’re a member of Gen X, the music of your youth is the new classic rock

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Back when The Simpsons still offered biting social commentary, season seven

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Call it the revenge of the boomers. Music publishing is both

About a year ago, filmmaker Daniel Sarkissian asked me to sit for an interview on the topic of classic rock.

Cameron Gordon’s Completely Ignored went through the streams generated by classic rock artists. Here’s what he found out. Click here

I saw some romaine lettuce on sale at my grocery store. so it must be safe. right? So can we

Both the US and the UK are back to work after a long weekend today, so is there any music

On this day in 1902, the Antikythera Mechanism was discovered. We still don’t know who made it. Or when. As

I started writing this post just before I boarded flights from Singapore to Toronto via Taipei. In the way was

Major League Baseball players went on strike on this day in 1994. That was a bad one. It took me

While the music of the Beatles, the Stones, Led Zeppelin and others of their age will remain with us forever,

Seventy years ago, something crashed at Roswell, New Mexico. Probably a stupid grey. And now, the music news for July

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
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