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Here’s another round of coronavirus-inspired songs

Like everyone else, artists are locked in their homes with little to do. Some have taken the opportunity to write

March 15, 2018 Alan Cross 2 Comments Songs, WKRP

When WKRP in Cincinnati debuted on CBS in the fall of 1978, it introduced a radical use of music. Up

This is pretty grim, but given that we’re all going to shuffle off one day, it’s always good to think

Late December is the slowest time of the year for any kind of news, so many media outlets default to

Almost every popular song has a chorus, that repeating part that often contains the song’s hook, its most memorable musical

June 21, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beer, Music, Songs

This might come in handy this summer: What songs go with what beers? From the Grapevine has some tips. Here’s

Let’s speculate for a moment on the future of songwriting. This comes from Medium.com. In songs, we get new, and

Okay, maybe not every pop song, but map maker Javier Arce (please tell me his last name isn’t pronounced “arse”)

Always a favourite subject (sex that is), there are always arguments around what the best songs are to play whilst

A number of years ago, I produced an Ongoing History of New Music episode called “Space” which looked at how

One of the things about art is that you can camouflage what you’re really trying to say. Here are nineteen

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 […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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