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Random music news for Friday, February 19, 2021

Before we begin, it’s worth remembering some of the things Rush Limbaugh said about a couple of musicians. Now on

Sales of new vinyl have taken a hit in the page of coronavirus (I look at the dire Canadian situation

Everyone’s attention was on the death of Aretha Franklin this week, but there is still some other music news to

Sixty-five years today, the first Chevrolet Corvette rolled off the assembly line. Now we can talk about music news for

If you had to bet on which city features the most record stores, where you place your money? London? LA?

On this day in 1956, the IBM 305 RAMAC computer was introduced, the first machine with a hard disk drive.

What’s better than digging through a well-stocked record collection? How about a whole bunch of collections – that you can

Record collecting can be thrilling, but it also has its pitfalls. How do you know that the coveted record you’re

Happy birthday to English Bull Terrier the Younger. She’s three today. Today is also “Wear Your Metal T-Shirt to Work

A Reddit user by the name of Muctur bought a used copy of Soundgarden’s Superunknown at the online site, Discogs. When

Happy second birthday, faithful bull terrier number two. There’s a special biscuit waiting for you at dinner. And now, music

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
Leading the pack in the Sports Betting Race – Jim Lawson in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 028 April 20, 2021
For several years, the legalization of single-event sports betting and the planned provincially controlled roll-out has been a hot topic. During that time, Woodbine Entertainment‘s astute executives have been watching and waiting while investing in the media and digital technologies that will be needed in a Canadian landscape where offshore behemoths are permitted to operate […]
Mark Silver