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This has been a rough few months for concert lovers, but it could turn into the end of the road

Artist: Metz, “Lost In The Blank City” Album: Strange Peace I love the edge to this Toronto band’s music Sounds

I’ve been a fan of METZ and their blown-up post-grunge sonic assault for a couple of years already. Their new

Still working on flushing out that goddamn kidney stone. This is NOT fun. The lawsuit against Led Zeppelin over “Stairway

Almost three years after their self-titled debut album, Toronto’s METZ have announced that their second record, Acetate, will be out

Photo Credit: Colin Medley When METZ released their self-titled debut album in the fall of 2012, music fans everywhere breathed

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