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Ongoing History Daily: Was this the worst record contract of all time?

One of the worst record contracts ever signed was between the Stone Roses and their first label, a company called

SpaceX Starship go BOOM! Now some not-quite-as-explosive music news for March 5, 2021. Ian Brown of the Stone Roses is

The bad news: It’s Labour Day, the unofficial end of summer. The good news: This is the latest day on

One more day (possibly, hopefully) of erratic postings before things get back to a normal schedule. Here’s what I’ve found

The community of musicians is like any other. While most people are good, you will have your bad actors: musicians

[Note: 102.1 the Edge ran the wrong program last week. Listeners to the Edge will get the finale of the

Like father like son? Eli Hewson, son of Bono, is in a Dublin-based band called Inhaler who list their influences

This is officially World Sauntering Day. Get up and go take a leisurely walk. Go on. Do it after you

One of the things that immediately attracted me to the Stone Roses back in 1989 was the rhythm section. The

Cameron Gordon of Completely Ignored was curious as to which Manchester bands were embraced by Canadians (and vice-versa), so he

The conclusion of our four-parter on the history of indie rock will look at everything that’s happened in the 90s

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