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Tool riffs played on the hurdy-gurdy. No, really.

Why not? It’s the internet. Behold the work of Michalina Malisz. (Via LouderSound)

The Dark and Middle Ages (c.600-1600 CE) had its own sort of music, some of which endures today. For example,

This is a strange coincidence: The 50th anniversary of the release of The Beatles Let It Be album is Mother’s

I have a theory about why Tiger King has been such a phenomenon on Netflix: With all of us living

On this day in 1977, the Tandy Corporation (parent of Radio Shack–remember them?) released the TRS-80, one of the first

I’ll say this about Miley Cyrus: She’ll try anything once. Last Sunday was a good day for metal at Glastonbury

On this day in 1973, the first-ever handheld mobile phone call was made. As for music news on April 3,

In a stroke of crowdsourcing/viral marketing brilliance, Toronto’s PUP offered up a challenge to anyone who chose to accept the

I get it. To cut through the noise, you need a gimmick. But to create a band themed around Transformers?

His name is Feng E. Nice work, kid. Here’s his Facebook page. (Via Leslie)

Sock Puppet Parodies have been around for a while, but it’s always a good time to trot out something like

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