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Random music news for Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Last day of the month, last day of the year, last day of the decade. Next up: the Roarin’ 20s.

Tired of the holiday season? Good news! The world is going to end in four days. Best get caught up

Let’s face it: if eggnog were really any good, we’d drink it year-round. Just sayin’. Now some music news for

I understand why people back into parking spaces at the mall, but when it’s crowded and busy during the holiday

The story of Jamal Khashoggi’s death keeps getting more and more horrible. On October 1, he walked into the Saudi

While the medieval male chaperone laws are still in place, women at least now have the right to drive in Saudi

Big BBQ at my place tonight. Stand back. I’ll cook. No, really. Stand back! And now, music news for June 23,

Hang on. Only two more weeks until the official start of spring. Distract yourself with music news for March 7,

Here’s a fun game to play: Predict the next goofy/dangerous/reckless/unnecessary thing Donald Trump will do to piss off the rest

For decades, Saudi Arabia was the only country in the world that banned women from driving thanks to stupid ideas

Happy birthday to English bull terrier #1. Schmooze (who is probably lazing on the couch as I write this), turns

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