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So AC/DC’s Brian Johnson walks into Dolly Parton’s dressing room…

…and it’s on video. A surreal juxtaposition, don’t you think? There’s more from A Life on the Road here. (Via

Majorie Taylor Greene is an example of the weird people Republicans are electing to Congress. DB points us to this

SpaceX Starship go BOOM! Now some not-quite-as-explosive music news for March 5, 2021. Ian Brown of the Stone Roses is

Will Smith in politics? Could happen, Murcia. And now, music news for March 4, 2021. While the UK wants to

Worrisome news from Mars via Perseverance: Still no sign of Matt Damon. But there is music news for February 20,

The problem with a laptop is that you only have one screen to work with–unless you have this laptop. As

Space court? It’s now a thing. And so is music news for February 3, 2021. The fallout from the #MeToo

When will Canadians get a chance to get their COVID-19 vaccination? Use this calculator. Once you know your place in

Hands up everyone who was freaked out by yesterday’s Google outage. Nothing like that today (yet), so we can move

When we finally get back to traveling, I think I’m gonna get me one of these. Meanwhile, more pandemic distraction

To recap: Dolly Parton (estimated net worth: US$500 million) donated US$1 million to pharma company Moderna, which recently announced a

The Ultimate Backstage Pass – David Kines in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 032 May 17, 2021
In today’s everything-on-demand world, it may be hard for anyone born post-Y2 K to answer a simple question, “where do you watch music videos?” A reasonable answer would be YouTube, Apple Music, or maybe even Tiktok. Prior to the dawn of YouTube in 2005, the answer was easy. MTV if you’re American, and of course […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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