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Random music news for Thursday, March 25, 2021

Oooo. A big UFO report is coming from the US government! We’re depending on you, Tom DeLonge, to help us

Not only is my head swimming from all the music that’s come in from the usual sources over the last

The first-ever mobile cellular network was launched in the US on this day in 1983. Phones were the size of

Here’s another short list of the best (well, to me, anyway) that passed through my computers and email accounts this

VVN Music has published some sales rankings of vinyl in the UK. Here are the Top 10 selling vinyl singles

After a two week hiatus in which I communed with orang-utans in the jungles of Borneo–I’m not kidding–it’s time to

The Beatles’ last performance was held on this day in 1969 on the roof of Apple Records in London. Rush’s

Suddenly, I like the song a whole lot more. (Via the NME) http://youtu.be/nBWjAJrgQDI

Royal Blood, the two piece British band that makes an awful lot of racket for just two guys, made a

If it’s almost time for the Polaris Music Prize here in Canada, then Britain’s Mercury Prize can’t be far off.

Here’s a new(ish) two-piece band from Brighton in the UK that has obviously spent a lot of time listening to

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