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Random music news for Saturday, April 17, 2021

Got my first vaccine shot yesterday. Do your work, Bill Gates nanobots! You know where I am. Moving to music

Back when Nirvana and their contemporaries were trying to destroy the old order of rock–the classic rock dinosaurs, especially–the idea

One week until Christmas. Feeling it yet? Maybe some music news for December 18, 2020, will help. Imagine a Spotify

None of The Rolling Stones are fans of Donald Trump. Mick is the most outspoken, offering this clip of a

I apologize for the dearth of postings yesterday but the website was feeling a little ill. All better in time

Aw, sweet! Once you’re done looking at that video, turn your attention to music news for March 6, 2020. Coronavirus

In The Burnt Orange Heresy, we have Mick Jagger starring as an art dealer-slash-devil (THE Devil? We’ll see) who is

If you live in the Toronto area, is your bank suddenly on lockdown with a security guard at the front

It was on this day in 1956 that Elvis appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show for the first time. Fast-forward

Labour Day. *Sigh* Still, music news continues to roll in. Here’s what’s happening for September 2, 2019. Fascinating: No one

Mick Jagger seems to be recovering just fine from his heart valve replacement surgery. He posted this video of him

The Ultimate Backstage Pass – David Kines in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 032 May 17, 2021
In today’s everything-on-demand world, it may be hard for anyone born post-Y2 K to answer a simple question, “where do you watch music videos?” A reasonable answer would be YouTube, Apple Music, or maybe even Tiktok. Prior to the dawn of YouTube in 2005, the answer was easy. MTV if you’re American, and of course […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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