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Random music news for Monday, April 5, 2021

Let’s start the week with this cover of “You Oughta Know.’ You’re welcome. Now let’s try some music news for

Will Smith in politics? Could happen, Murcia. And now, music news for March 4, 2021. While the UK wants to

Today’s Groundhog Day? So what? The last year has been nothing but Groundhog Days. And there are still a lot

Don’t you hate it when people misuse the word “literally?” In this case, though, this is the correct usage. Tool

Should a baseball umpire be involved in something like this? Just askin’. Off to discuss music news for October 25,

It’s that time of year when I contemplate giving up on growing grass in the back yard. Two dogs will

The first-ever space shuttle launch happened on this day in 1981 as STS-1. It was Columbia–but we all know what

One of the great rock voices of all time was taken when Ronnie James Dio died of stomach cancer in

Stomach cancer took Ronnie James Dio from us in the spring of 2010 but thanks to hologramic miracles, he lives

Gene Simmons is talking with me about KISS merchandise. “There are 8,000 items for sale officially blessed by us. We’ve

Not long ago, someone who works closely with the touring industry once told me that concerts by dead musicians will

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