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Weekly survey: What’s the best alt-rock-based movie soundtrack of all time?

The sale of movie soundtracks used to be a sizeable source of income for studios, labels, and bands. Not only

Since we’re right in the middle of summer blockbuster season, it’s probably a good time for this question: What’s your

On this day in 1979, it was announced that that smallpox virus, a disease that killed and disfigured untold millions,

Done right, music can make a scary movie even scarier. The Exorcist was made more diabolical thanks to its adaptation

As of today, my parents have been married for 60 years. Give them a Diamond Award! And now, the music

This email from Bradley popped in yesterday: I bought a copy of Romancing the Stone from a bargain bin for

Brent here. When I checked the website this morning, I was semi-surprised to see the article we posted in regards

Is musical taste nature or nurture? For me, it’s gotta be nature because my parents have terrible taste in music.

Let me clarify that: it’s porn music–as in soundtracks FROM the porn films you’d be likely to see on somewhere

Danny out in Edmonton has compiled this list of horror movie soundtracks. Anything you want to add? A horror movie’s

Every single music conference I’ve attended over the last three years has had at least two sessions on music supervision

The Speaker Representation Business – Martin Perelmuter in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 018 January 18, 2021
It is a lot harder to become a paid speaker than you might imagine. While you may think that publishing a book is a surefire way to become sought after, there’s a lot more to it, actually! Sure, there are many authors, politicians and academics that companies pay big bucks to keynote events. There are […]
Mark Silver
Born into the Beautiful Game – James Easton in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 017 January 13, 2021
The Easton family has played a vital role in shaping the North American soccer landscape for almost 50 years. In the early 70’s, Jim Easton Sr. uprooted his family from Scotland to take the job as the inaugural head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps. Over his time in the role, Jim and his family fell […]
Mark Silver
In Search of a Digital Media Business Model – Chris Skinner in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 016 December 26, 2020
Traditional media businesses have long struggled to realize the opportunity with digital. Giving away free ad-supported content has backfired with Facebook and Google now controlling the relationship with the audience and all their associated behavioural data and preferences. What has emerged, thanks to Netflix, is that people will pay for good content, which is really […]
Mark Silver