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Prepping for the NFL season with the league’s biggest pump-you-up songs

For a couple of years, I was the music director for the Toronto Maple Leafs, selecting the music played before,

If I had to guess which band’s t-shirt was the most popular ever, I’d probably go with The Ramones, Metallica,

Wait: Those three guys together on a single song? Yep. It’s a track from Tom Morello‘s new solo album, The

Turns out it’s not that hard to write an AC/DC song. Helpful. (Via DB)

Is there a more Sisiphyian job on the planet than fetching shopping carts back to the store at Costco? Moving

Little Jesus (yes, his name is Jesús del Río) appeared on La Voz Kids (The Voice Kids), a Spanish talent

After AC/DC’s Bon Scott died of acute alcohol poisoning in February 1980, the band was faced with the difficult task

…and this is what Robert Plant and Brian Johnson talked out.

…and it’s on video. A surreal juxtaposition, don’t you think? There’s more from A Life on the Road here. (Via

What happens when you get a couple of rock legends together and they start swapping stories? This. (Via Dori)

Never thought of meditating this way before. (Via Danny)

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