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Random music news for Monday, January 11, 2021

This is Blue Monday, right? It’s supposedly the most depressing day of the year. Hopefully, it’s at least sunny where

Since Chester Benington died three years ago, we’ve heard quite a bit from his widow, Talinda. But Chester was married

Wait: We’re supposed to drink our coffee after we have breakfast? The science is, apparently. Music news, though, is good

Come October 24, it will be 20 years since Linkin Park released their debut album, Hybrid Theory, so there’s naturally

Before they finally landed a deal with Warner, Linkin Park received at least forty rejection letters. Now, 100 million records

Stressed? Watching these little guys is actually kinda soothing. Or maybe not. Give it a look after you tend to

I’ve had the same three twenty-dollar bills in my wallet for six weeks. I have no loose change in the

Exercise in a pill? Maybe. Think about that as you browse through music news for July 11, 2020. Coronavirus update

I can’t imagine the logistics in coordinating 266 musicians in 35 countries to do something like this. Wow. Read more

The Dark and Middle Ages (c.600-1600 CE) had its own sort of music, some of which endures today. For example,

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

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