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Random music news for Thursday, November 15, 2018

I’m still at a health resort in Thailand. One of the new services offered is past life regression. I’m thinking

If you’re a guitarist, chances are you have a row or two of pedals in front of you: fuzzes, wah-wahs,

My house is littered with enough smart speakers for my home to become just shy of sentient. The whole place

Some owners of Alexa-powered Amazon Echo smart speakers are reported being freaked out when their devices randomly start laughing. No

February is more than half over. Only about five more weeks until spring, too. Contemplate that as you skim through

Some of the big-budget Super Bowl commercials are starting to appear ahead of Sunday’s game, including this 60-second offering from

A new Google Home Mini arrived for the home office on Monday, a compliment to the full-sized Google Home that’s

Back in the UK for a couple of days for a Sparks concert (that was last night), a trip to

If you’re in a band that can’t settle on a name, see if you can find someone in the US

After months of hinting that something was coming, Amazon announced yesterday a new streaming music service with a monthly cost

Is Blac Chyna good for Rob Kardashian? Hint: No f**ks will ever be given by me about this one. And

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