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Ongoing History Daily: Dave Grohl was almost Tom Petty’s drummer

When Nirvana fell apart and before Dave Grohl found his legs with the Foo Fighters, he was lost. Totally lost.

Another question from a reader. Can you help out with this Tom Petty question? I just received the Greatest Hits

We begin with the inevitable mash-up of Beck’s “Loser’ with Donald Trump’s election loss. On to music news for November

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I gotta stop buying the stuff advertised in Instagram. My record is Pieces of Crap 5, Actually Useful Stuff 1.

Here’s one bright side to the coronavirus situation: Airlines (the ones still flying, anyway) are doing away with the middle

You’re not getting me anywhere near a mall today. Nope. I’d rather sit at home and work on music news

Today is National Album Day in the UK. The ask is that you listen to at least one album from

This is what thinking looks like. Cool! Grow more neurons by reading through music news for Tuesday, June 4, 2019.

June already. It would be nice if spring finally arrived in some parts of Canada. On to music news for

It was 90 years ago today that the first-ever Academy Awards took place. Meanwhile, in the world for music news

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