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Random music news for Tuesday, April 20, 2021

If you’re not too baked, here’s music news for April 20, 2021. What does the summer concert season look like

Great. Now we’re on the CDC’s shit list. WHERE ARE OUR VACCINES? COME ON, GOVERNMENTS! Now that my rant is

If you like hot, spicy food, you might want to get this smartphone thing that measures the heat of chilis.

Give an alligator helium to chance its voice? Why not? Now that’s out of the way, here’s music news for

New survey from ‘Murica: Americans would rather give up sex and Netflix instead of their pickups. Moving on to music

Remember when the US Memorial Day Weekend used to be a big time for blockbuster movies? This has already been

Remember when we were excited to see Friday come along? But if you’re stuck inside, it’s just another day wearing

Wearing a face mask to keep from being sick but frustrated that your iPhone’s Face ID won’t work? Try this.

Fifty years ago today, the first permanent ARPANET (a forerunner to the internet) was established between UCLA and Stanford. And

The Cuban Missile Crisis began on this day in 1962. We don’t need another one of those, ever. Otherwise, how

Off to the UK today for some Beatles’s work. If all goes well, I’ll get to interview Ringo tomorrow. Meanwhile,

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 […]
Mark Silver
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