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Ongoing History Daily: The Clash charged as terrorists

True or false: a couple members of the Clash once were arrested because they were suspected of being terrorists. True.

The original punk rock explosion of the 1970s was two things. First, it was a major reset for rock’n’roll. Think

Here’s a question you can use to win a bar bet sometime. What’s the most popular music streaming platform in

Back in February, Lou Ottens died at the age of 94. If you’ve ever made an old-school mixtape, you owe

Before streaming, before iTunes, even before Napster and file-sharing, people were illegally exchanging music using other online methods. If you

Dancing is as old as the human race. As soon as we came down from the trees and started walking

In the early 2000s, there was a push to replace the compact disc with something better, a format with greater

Over the years, there have been several attempts to put together the largest rock band in the world. How many

Guitarists love their effects pedals, but no one is into this more than Rob Scallon. He decided to see how

Guitarists are always looking to outdo each other when it comes to gear. How about the largest guitar amp in

Britain and the UK have embraced digital audio broadcasting (DAB), the form of radio that is quickly replacing FM in

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
Leading the pack in the Sports Betting Race – Jim Lawson in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 028 April 20, 2021
For several years, the legalization of single-event sports betting and the planned provincially controlled roll-out has been a hot topic. During that time, Woodbine Entertainment‘s astute executives have been watching and waiting while investing in the media and digital technologies that will be needed in a Canadian landscape where offshore behemoths are permitted to operate […]
Mark Silver