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Really Think It Through – When Band Names Go Bad

Coming up with a band name can sometimes be even harder than making music. It needs to be memorable and

I stumbled across this one when poking around SoundCloud. Preoccupations, who are from Calgary (the formerly named Viet Cong, t00),

Almost all of today’s music news is consumed with stories of Prince. But there are a few other things going

Viet Cong, the Calgary band whose self-titled album os on tonight’s Polaris Music Prize short list has seen the light

Come September 21 at the Carlu in Toronto, one of these album will be declared by a jury of twelve

Still working on flushing out that goddamn kidney stone. This is NOT fun. The lawsuit against Led Zeppelin over “Stairway

I clearly remember when the first Lollapalooza came to Toronto in 1991, local TV news anchors had a hard time

It was one year ago today that Russia annexed Crimea. How’s that working out for everyone? Bette Midler has found

Another eleven songs that for whatever reason tickled my fancy this week. Maybe there’s something here that will tickle you.

Remember the Calgary indie band Women? They had plenty of potential but blew apart in spectacular fashion right on stage

The premise of this week’s list is very simple: artists to watch in 2015. The hosting comes, as always, from

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