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Random music news for Monday, February 18, 2019

REM 1, Donald Trump nil. Alexisonfire played a surprise set in a small Toronto venue on Friday. Here’s a fun

At one time, comic books were thought to be corruptors of young minds, which led to all kinds of censorship

No more Olympics. I feel a void. I’m filling it with music news for February 26, 2018. The #MeToo situation

Attention international readers: Canadians get a long weekend for Thanksgiving. After the week we’ve had, we could use the time

Canadian comic book nerds know all about the Joe Schuster Awards, which are given out to deserving Canadian creators. The

There have been many Iron Maiden-branded products, from beer to soccer balls to cuff links to 747-400s. Strangely, though, there’s never

Being a rock star as a best-before date, so wise musicians take any money they make and invest it in

It’s been just over a month since the world lost David Bowie and the tributes continue to trickle in. The

Sorry for the delay in the Geeks and Beats show notes this week, but you can blame it on me.

Looking for some summer reading to carry you through the rest of the month? Brent points us toward Humble Music

If you’re into (a) rock; and (b) comics, then you need to look at this Kickstarter project launched by Ken

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