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Random music news for Wednesday, May 12, 2021

How confident is the UK government that they’ve got the pandemic under control? They’ve approved casual sex. Transitioning now to

Every electric guitar player I know is infatuated with their effects pedals. And why not? Guitar pedals devices can turn

Can you give your cat COVID? Apparently so. Careful with kitty, okay? On to music news for April 27, 2021.

The description on this video says that this is “the world’s first-ever historically accurate musical comedy… about guitar.” All right.

Guitarists love their effects pedals, but no one is into this more than Rob Scallon. He decided to see how

I gotta see this new Britney Spears documentary. It just has to become available in Canada first. Oh, and she’s

Today’s Groundhog Day? So what? The last year has been nothing but Groundhog Days. And there are still a lot

Fun fact (via Sean): Magicians have been sawing women in half for a hundred years now. Who knew? Now educate

Rick Beato’s YouTube series does a great job of deconstructing music, right down to drum sounds and guitar tones. In

Merry Christmas! Bet you thought there’d be no music news for December 25, did you? Wrong. An original Dave Grohl

The chorus of this song was stuck in my head for five days. It’s now been replaced by this. Think

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