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A bluegrass version of System of a Down’s “Chop Suey?”

Yep. This comes from a YouTube channel called There I Ruined It which focuses on destroying songs by transposing them

Just when you thought the story of Rudy Giuliani couldn’t get any weirder, his daughter has written a piece called

Need more System of a Down in your pandemic life? It’ll cost you — while helping support humanitarian efforts in

This is Blue Monday, right? It’s supposedly the most depressing day of the year. Hopefully, it’s at least sunny where

It’s Cyber Monday. But given that so many of us are in lockdown anyway, is that even a thing this

Now we have to worry about universal warming? Great. I’d rather just deal with music news for November 12, 2020.

I’m supposed to be on vacation this week–it’s another “use it or lose it” situation–but with nowhere to go, I’m

Before Tool finally released Fear Inoculum, people had fun (or were frustrated) with the ever-expanding length of time between albums.

There’s another health issue caused by COVID-19: cracked teeth. Let’s see what we have for music news for October 1,

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

System of a Down’s classic is now a hymn (well, close) thanks to a couple of kids associated with 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