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Random music news for Friday, August 16, 2019

That’s it. I’m officially sick of the Trivago guy. How many commercials can one person do? Moving on to music

Artist: Sleater KinneySong: Hurry On Home This track has an infectious and contained rebellious energy, like a pot about to

The early 90s were an amazing time for music. Generation X, a powerful demographic force, reached the age where they

It’s Martin Luther King Day in the US. Canadians could use a stat right about now, don’t you think? Any

On part one, we looked at the women who fought to prove that they and their gender could rock as

By Adam Morrison There are two ways to pay tribute to your influences. The “Blurred Lines”/”Got to Give It Up”

I really like Bob’s Burgers. Please don’t let Fox cancel it because that would create a huge gap in my

Hundreds of tracks pass through my computer every week. Here are eleven that caught my attention in the last seven

The AV Club has this longish piece on how 1996 proved to be a major year in the world of

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