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Canada’s Newest Supergroup: The Trans-Canada Highwaymen

Things can go one of two ways with supergroups: the whole can end up greater than the sum if its

As we head into a Christmas long weekend, here are some fresh tunes that will distract you from all the

For the last 20-plus seasons, the last Ongoing History show before the Christmas break has been devoted to playing seasonal

Some strange stuff this week: a couple of covers, a Christmas tune, a Marxist tirade against capitalism and perhaps my

Come tomorrow at 10am ET (November 8), Sloan will offer up a special Christmas-themed package that will have indie kids

Synchronized swimming? That’s the one Olympic sport I just can’t watch. I know. I feel shame. And now, music news…

Off to Dubai tonight on a diplomatic mission. Pray that my nickel-sized kidney stone doesn’t cause any problems on the

Think about this: which alt-rock bands have been together the longest without enduring a single line-up change? No one’s quit,

The Polar Vortex is coming back. I’m not happy about this. The Osbournes is coming back to TV. Will 2.0 be

First, the good news: Producer Rob’s collapsed lung–a spontaneous pneumothorax–has been re inflated and he’s breathing just fine. That means

If you’re the lead singer of a band, you tend to get most of the attention. After all, you’re the

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