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America is confident it’s in a post-COVID music festival world. Behold and be jealous.

The US has been vaccinating people against COVID-19 like crazy. It’s to the point where the CDC says it’s okay

Would you drink this wine if you could afford it? Think about that and pour yourself a glass as you

Over the weekend, 50,000 people piled into a stadium in New Zealand to see five acts play live. Few masks

This is good news. Could warp engine nacelles be far behind? Off to examine music news for March 31, 2021.

Fun fact: Chinese couples are clamoring to get married next Sunday because the Chinese characters for that date (20210314) look

With four vaccines approved in both Canada and the US, it’s just a matter of time before enough people get

For years, Burlington’s Sound of Music Festival was 10 days of nearly non-stop shows throughout the city in June, a

[This was my column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] When organizers of the Monterey Pop Music Festival announced plans for a

I could use a face mask like this. We all could. And we can also use some music news for

In the Before Times, summer was packed with gigs, concerts, and festival. Not in 2020. Damned ‘rona has taken care

First, a message from Snoop Dogg: Snoop Dogg has a word for Donald Trump supporters pic.twitter.com/gjxfL9GDjf — XXL Magazine (@XXL)

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