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Random music news for Monday, April 12, 2021

Too much? If so, the BBC would like to hear from you. If you’re a musician thinking about getting into

Sometimes I wish I could do this. I can, however, deliver the music news for March 10, 2021. Fascinated by

Last week, an obscure 2008 record by a British DJ named Scaramanga Silk sold for $52,000, making it one of

Used vinyl can trade for hundreds, thousands, or in the case of some Beatles records, hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Ortofon is best known for high-end cartridges for turntables. But they also have teamed up with a company called PHONOCUT

Back in the day when vinyl ruled the planet, lots of people exchanged drugs by hiding them inside album jackets.

We are very, very deep into the digital era when it comes to music. Virtually every song we could ever

Pandemic or not, Brits bought a lot of vinyl in 2020. In fact, sales nearly reached a 30-year high. This

One more month left in this horrible year. Hang in there. Here’s music news for December 1, 2020. Halsey has

Look, I get that the English language is an ever-evolving thing. If you had a time machine that took you

What a way to go. Wow. I’ll stick with compiling music news for November 19, 2020. Coronavirus update: This band

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