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This short film is a fascinating look at music and dementia

When he was 24, John Fudge had a serious head injury which led to early-onset dementia. While his mind is

Imagine going to school on this bus. Cool. Now let’s study music news for October 28, 2020. Now that they’re

The human body can be both very strong and very fragile. Given its complexity, it generally works pretty well. But

As someone who has seen firsthand how music can calm and comfort people with dementia, I’m all for anything that

Listening to a song you love makes you feel good, right? In a very basic way, that’s what music therapy

I just have time to watch the Royal Wedding from an anti-monarchist pub down the street from my London hotel

It’s the last day of April–or as some people in parts of the country where spring is late call it,

My grandfather was as sharp of a razor well into his 100th year. But in the last two years of

April 23, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Dementia, Music

The last couple of years of by grandfather’s 102-year life were wracked by the torment of dementia. He did have

On Friday May 5 at Toronto’s Glenn Gould studio a dazzling roster of Canadian musical, literary and stage talent presents Voices

Hope you survived Black Friday without too many bruises. One month ’til Xmas. Here’s some weekend music news. The Ontario

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