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Random music news for Thursday, March 11, 2021

Warp drive is possible! (And we didn’t need Zefram Cochrane, either.) Can First Contact be far behind? Let’s zip over

Now that the Super Bowl is in the books, the annual impeachment event starts today. This will be weird, of

The door is really finally and for real closing on Google Play Music. Users received an email over the weekend

I’m fascinated by the ‘Oumuamua mystery. Aliens? That would be cool. On to music news for February 1, 2021. Coachella

Nickelback has endured an unfair amount of abuse (in my opinion, anyway) but at least they have a sense of

Finished Netflix yet? Good riddance, 2020. Here are some songs to that effect. (Via Sean) DUMB, Steel Panther, DUMB! The

Using some fun AI applications, Google has created The Blob Orchestra. Just define your blob’s musical range and go. (Via

Google Canada has joined the parade of year-end summaries with a list of who-searched-what when in 2020. These are the

Here is a scene that’s been played out millions of times in record stores over the decades. Customer: “I love

A interesting point, don’t you think? Here’s what’s going on in music news for October 3, 2020. Coronavirus update 1:

We all knew it was coming but we hoped we’d have more time. This week, the death toll started to

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