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Random music news for Saturday, January 16, 2021

A “smart mask?” I’m surprised it took this long. Moving to music news for January 16, 2021… RIP Tim Bogert,

Question: Humans have created hundreds of breeds of dogs. Why hasn’t anyone bred a dog that lives longer? Just a

Is 2020 over yet? There’s still seven months to go? Jeebus. Let’s do our best. Here’s music news for June

The COVID-19 dreams are getting crazy. I dreamt that I was in charge of a McDonald’s focus group to determine

Happy birthday, Dave Grohl! He’s 51 today. Meanwhile in music news for January 14, 2020… Even though music fans are

Outside of certain Latin-based nomenclature requirements, the rule in science is that if you discover it, you name it. Christina

The Cuban Missile Crisis began on this day in 1962. We don’t need another one of those, ever. Otherwise, how

Day three of my trip to CES in Las Vegas. Man, there’s a lot of weird stuff on display here.

Say what you will about the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – who deserves to be in and what

One day, we’ll turn on the news and not hear anything about Donald Trump. One day… Meanwhile, here’s music news

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

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