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Random music news for Saturday, May 8, 2021

Need a vacation? Maybe you can volunteer to see if cruises are safe again. Over to music news for May

Imagine seeing this at the grocery store. Hey, I laughed. Moving to music news for August 18, 2020, here’s what’s

Is it “Happy Martin Luther King Day” or “Merry Martin Luther King Day?” I can never remember. Never mind. Let’s

It was on this day in 1989 that things all went very, very wrong for the protestors in Tiananmen Square

At the end of it all, the Smiths were a five-piece unit: Morrissey, Johnny Marr, Andy Rourke, Mike Joyce and

Billboard takes a good look at this classic, and final, Smith’s release. That includes the differing views of the band’s

When concert promoters go to sleep, they dream of a short list of reunions they’d like to see. Led Zeppelin.

Readers still reverberating from seeing Iggy Pop this spring as part of his Post Pop Depression tour will soon have

Note to people in the Toronto area: notice how those “temporary” HOV signs are installed in sturdy wood poles? Don’t

Today is the 26th anniversary of the Exxon Valdez spill. Book ’em, Dano: There’s a problem with the legality of

EXTREMELY cool, no? They also performed Iggy Pop’s “Lust for Life.” Further info at Consequence of Sound.

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