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This new Spotify feature listens to your speech, determines your mood, and then recommends appropriate music. Cool or creepy?

Last year, Spotify was granted a patent for tracking personality. The app has found a way to assess “behavioral variables”

I’ve said it before: Can you imagine if COVID-19 hit in the days before the internet? With all the record

Do you find yourself bombarded by music you just don’t care about? Everyone wants recommendations of cool stuff, but often

On this day in 1951, the first-ever colour TVs went on sale. No one care and less than a month

It’s the first legal 4/20 in Canada. Kinda feels different given that every day is 4/20 in this country, doesn’t

Spare me the Groundhog Day references. I get it. Spare me the Groundhog Day references. I get it. Spare me

Had he lived, Tupac would be 57 today. And in other music news for June 16, 2018… Here are my

Spotify sometimes evokes the old Arthur C. Clarke adage that any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Take its

Virtually every music service promises that it will learn from your tastes and serve you up more of what you will

This article from Wired explains a lot about music curation and recommendations. Bad playlists have a science all their own. “When

Music curation is a big, big deal everywhere you turn now. But where once we scoured the Internet for the

The Custodian of Toronto Sports – Richard Peddie in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 033 May 27, 2021
Over a 20+ year span, as the Toronto pro sports scene evolved from older venues and stands filled with blue and white (Leafs, Blue Jays, Argonauts) to a more intense red (Raptors, TFC), and grand coliseums that define the city’s skyline, there is one sports executive in particular who ownership looked to. We’re of course […]
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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 […]
Mark Silver
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