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Random music news for Saturday, October 2, 2021

Let’s hope you never have to use this. Meanwhile, let’s focus on some music news for October 2, 2021. Is

Fun with chalk and a blackboard. (Via Tom) And here’s fun with music new for September 23, 2021. If you’re

The big news over the last couple of weeks has been the return of ABBA with both new music and

[This was this week’s column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] On the third night of the Coachella Festival in 2012, the

A metal bassist stopped a possible mass shooting at a gig in Boise, Idaho. He got shot for his troubles,

With much fanfare, the original members of ABBA appeared in the flesh at an event in London to announce their

Wanna buy a triceratops? Good news! Now some music news for September 3, 2021. At least four anti-vaxx American conservative

Yep, it’s September. Fortunately, Labour Day is late this year. That’s something, right? Here’s what I have for music news

“Our brains exist in a state of ‘controlled hallucination.’” Discuss. Then move on to music news for August 28, 2021.

While music festivals are being canceled all across the UK, this swinger’s festival went ahead. What could possibly go wrong?

Need a vacation? Maybe you can volunteer to see if cruises are safe again. Over to music news for May

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