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Random Music News for Saturday, January 13, 2018

My friend in Singapore WhatsApp’d me to say that the nighttime temperature has fallen to 24 degrees. “We’re wearing LAYERS, dude!”

The longer the discussion about Apple’s phantom iPhone FM chip goes on, the murkier it gets. (See my coverage of

In the aftermath of two horrible hurricanes that knocked out power, Internet and cell service to millions of people, the

On this day in 1994, Korn released their debut album. Was that the beginning of the whole nü-metal thing? Probably.

According to this guy, the world is supposed to end today. Damn Nibiru. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t any

Back to work. Back to school. But at least pumpkin spice latte is back. And now, the music news for

Turn up the dial and shout along: Radio is still the source of new music and finding old favourites among

Inside virtually every smartphone is a chip that allows the device to receive free over-the-air FM broadcasts. Telcos are apparently

It was six years ago today that the US finally got Osama bin Laden. It’s also now been exactly eleven

Still in Western Australia, drinking a local whiskey called Limeburners. Dangerous. And now, some music news… Former Iron Maiden drummer

I had a weird dream where I was the manager of a New Wave-ish indie-pop band in which all the members

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