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Ongoing History Daily: The Beastie Boys and Madonna

True or false: the Beastie Boys once toured with Madonna. Absolutely 100% true. Back in the spring of 1984, they

When a movie is successful, you can be sure that someone somewhere wants more. That’s when we get a sequel.

Rock stars love cars. It’s a simple fact. Once you make it big, you want to pamper yourself with a

One of the most influential groups in the history of new rock was the Ramones. By extension, the late Johnny

One of the most groundbreaking albums of the last couple of decades was Paul’s Boutique, the 1989 release from the

There were three moments when I remembered looking at something in my hand realizing that it was going to change

Today, the 24th of September is an important 30th anniversary for album releases. On this one day in 1991, three

Today it’s not a big deal when a musician comes out of the closet. “He or she is gay? Okay.”

Back in the day, you almost never heard well-known songs in TV commercials. But then in the 80s, things began

Going in for surgery anytime soon? Before they put you under, you might be interested in knowing the kind of

Back in the middle 90s, the big buzzword in the UK was “Britpop.” This became an umbrella term for a

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