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Random music news for Saturday, October 16, 2021

Fun with plankton! (Via Larry) And now fun with music news for October 16, 2021. Survivors are testifying about what

With all the hoopla surrounding the 30th-anniversary release of Nirvana’s Nevermind, Fender has decided to re-issue its Kurt Cobain signature

Someone in the Canadian Navy came with a parody of “Smokin’ in the Boys Room,” the Brownsville Station song covered

Yikes. This is the stuff of my nightmares. As for music news on October 15, 2021… About two-thirds of US

Beatles fans are really looking forward to Peter Jackson‘s long-awaited documentary on the making of The Beatles Let It Be

Officially it was known as the “dangerous individuals and organizations” list or DIO. Along with the usual bunch of neo-Nazis

Here are some new developments with VR. THAT kind of VR. Think about that as we go through music for

Uh-oh. There’s been a snag. Hip fans were looking forward to the big Road Apples 30th-anniversary box set which was

Aliens? Here’s hoping. Then with music news for October 13, 2021… Back to aliens for a second: Demi Levato says

There’s now a park in Eddie Van Halen‘s hometown of Pasadena, California, honoring his memory. On Monday (October 11), the

Let’s be clear on the billing. This song is by Nandi Bushell, Roman Morrello, his dad Tom, Greta Thunberg, and

Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver
The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
Mark Silver