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Random music news for Thursday, August 8, 2019

On this day in 1963, the Great Train Robbery happened. Years later, one of the robbers, Ronnie Biggs, would hang

I promise to take down the Christmas tree this weekend. Promise. Or at least as soon as I finish with

While not the first of its kind, Woodstock was a legendary event even before the first notes were played. Next

Rolling Stone has published their list of the 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time, and it’s inspired me to spotlight

Excuse me if I sound a little out of it on this week’s program because (a) I had just arrived

You remember this megahit from Santana and Rob Thomas, right? That remains one of the most popular songs of the

Back in the middle 60s, Marcus Malone was a gigging musician with a position Carlos Santana in The Carlos Santana

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