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Ongoing History of New Music Daily: Your 14-year-old self

There’s about a 10 year period in our teens and early 20s when we come of age musically. This is

There’s a special period in our lives during which we come of age musically. From about the time we enter

Before we begin, you may be happy to know that Canada now has its own mysterious monolith. It’s in rural

Break out your best ‘80s moves and turn up the volume on your old boombox, the Canadian Songwriters Hall of

In fact, according to this article from Inverse, those songs from high school define you. It’s science! “If you couldn’t

Spotify is always blogging about trends derived from their constant number-crunching of how people are using the platform. And with

I don’t think Dave Grohl himself would have ever believed his post-Nirvana venture with the corny, UFO-inspired name would have

Donald Trump is still in office, which can’t make some people happy. Before any of you start raising your fists

One debate I don’t think music fans will ever be able to resolve amicably is which decade produced the best

This is shaping up to be a summer of 90s nostalgia. I mean, look who’s going to be on tour

[This is from GlobalNews.ca. – AC] The Backstreet Boys are playing sold-out shows across Canada this week and their latest

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