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Random music news for Friday, December 25, 2020

Merry Christmas! Bet you thought there’d be no music news for December 25, did you? Wrong. An original Dave Grohl

Before we begin, you may be happy to know that Canada now has its own mysterious monolith. It’s in rural

Are you woke? Are you sure? On to music news for July 10, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: Aid to the

Bored? This is guaranteed to make you laugh.

Julian David Stone was a terrible French horn player. As he explains in the prologue of his new book, “No

Turns out that penguins talk a lot like us. I wonder how you translate music news for February 8, 2020,

The bad news: Flight delayed because of late-arriving aircraft. The bad news: We’ll miss our connection in Istanbul. The good

Note: This week’s podcast was recorded at 10 in the morning as opposed to our more civilized time of 7pm. That

nerd: (nərd) n. informal. 1. A foolish of contemptible person who lacks social skills or is boringly studious. 2. A

There have been endless mimes featuring The Donald. This one made me laugh and just seemed particularly appropriate here! An

Sometimes the most unexpected things can bring you great joy. For me, this qualified! I think it will for you

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