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Polyphonic Spree has covered Rush’s “The Spirit of Radio”

Dallas’ Polyphonic Spree has given the Rush classic “The Spirit of Radio” the cover treatment on the new album, Afflatus,

Being a drummer is expensive. Just getting all the gear together–the kit, cymbals, hardware–and drive you deep into debt before

No surprise here. Organizers of a memorial celebrating Neil Peart have decided to move the event to November as a

Some concerned citizens and Rush fans Neil Peart’s hometown of St. Catharines, Ontario, continue to work on creating memorial places

A year after Neil died, the city of St. Catharines, the Ontario city where he grew up, continues to work

It was around 9am on January 7, 2020, when I got the call. Neil Peart had died of glioblastoma, the

If this requires explanation and elaboration, move on. This isn’t for you.

After successfully auditioning for Rush in the summer of 1974, Neil Peart went to a local Long & McQuade and

As Rush’s lyricist, Neil Peart was always looking for inspiration, be it philosophy, fantasy, sociology, literature, or sci-fi. The man

Before get into music news for September 20, 2020, how can this pitch be legal? Coronavirus update 1: Some people

I, like millions of other kids around the planet, got into playing drums because of Neil Peart. All it took

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