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Random Music News for Friday, April 28, 2017

Fifty years ago today, Muhammed Ali refused induction into the US Army. He was stripped of his championship and his

If you live in Southern Ontario, the Beginning of the End of Summer is here: The opening of the Canadian

I have some friends heading to Miami today for a week in South Beach and I’ll bet that half their

A future two-part episode of The Ongoing History of New Music is called “The More Things Change,” which is a

You know that photo on the cover of the first Rage Against the Machine album? That’s a real picture of

NOW it’s tax day. No refund me me this year. And it was fifty years ago today that the Grateful

You think it’s just some egomaniacal quirk and odd personal affectation? Not according to science. From the Daily Telegraph: Scientists

This is from Discover magazine, so it has to be true, right? It even comes with a couple of fancy

This is a new promo video from Hello Play, a Belgian online music platform. If you want to see how

Beware, South African hipsters. (Via Brooklyn Vegan) What’s the best beer commercial of all time? This one.

Don’t be surprised if you see this one on the counter the next time you’re picking up an extra-hot, no-foam

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