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Broken Smiles: USS Calls It Quits, Announces New Album

After more than 15 years and countless headstand spins, USS is pulling the plug. The band announced Monday morning that

Stressed? You might want one of these. And this is what I’ve got for music news for October 27, 2020.

The dust continues to settle after Roxodus was abruptly canceled last month. Now another festival is stepping up to offer

While it didn’t necessarily start when news of Gord Downie’s illness was announced, covers of the Tragically Hip’s music certainly

Ash and Jay were in the studio to tell their story their way. If you missed part one, go here.

[Mike Carr has put together a massive volume on Canadian music history entitled Canadian Alternative & Indie Reference and Collector’s Guide. It’s

If you’re a fan of a particular artist, you want to know everything you can about them. Maybe you scour

Now that we’re well and good into the second half of 2018, it’s perhaps a good time to pause to

Artist: The Charlatans, “Standing Alone” Album: Totally Eclipsing If you don’t know this UK wonder, where have you been hiding?

Artist: USS, “Oddloop” Album: N/A You can’t not love this band’s energy and willingness to sing in Japanese! Sounds like:

Best of 2017 – #20 Artist: The Franklys, “Castaway” All the garage rockiness you could possibly want Link/Listen/Watch: Best of

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