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Rock My World Canada, chapter 34: Feist

[Mike Carr has put together a massive volume on Canadian music history entitled Canadian Alternative & Indie Reference and Collector’s Guide. It’s

Each year, the Prism Prize recognizes excellence in Canadian music video production and direction with the winner receiving a cheque

Leonard Cohen’s family will celebrate his life in Montreal in November, with some of the biggest names in music performing

After weeks of lobbying, kvetching and voting, the 200-ish music industry wonks of the Polaris Music Prize jury have narrowed

Nice to have a long weekend, innit? Most of us have today off, although The Wife, who now has a

Every night at precisely 6:45, English Bull Terrier the Elder stares at me from the door leading to the garage.

Next year is Canada’s 150 anniversary, or sesquicentennial for those who enjoy long and obscure words. To commemorate the anniversary,

There isn’t another music event in Canada that generates as much controversy, praise, bitching, arguing, debate and music discovery as

Tragically Hip fans will know this song from 1996’s Trouble at the Henhouse. The description below the video reads “For

It does. “You in Your Were” (wow, that’s an awkward title) is from Kevin’s Darlings album.

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