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Here’s the new Adele song. Thoughts?

Besides Taylor Swift, Garth Brooks, and maybe one or two others, Adele is one of the few artists on the

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

In case you haven’t seen that 31 mph strike thrown in the majors last weekend, here it is. Moving now

A COVID vaccine in a pill? We could be close to one. Consider that as we go through music news

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

Can you imagine the poops? Wow. With that image in your head, let’s try some music news for January 23,

Two weeks until the US presidential election. And wouldn’t you know it, but this could happen the day before. So

Imagine seeing this at the grocery store. Hey, I laughed. Moving to music news for August 18, 2020, here’s what’s

Tiger King: The smartphone game (and it’s from Carole Baskin; I wonder if the goal is to find her husband?)

This is a strange coincidence: The 50th anniversary of the release of The Beatles Let It Be album is Mother’s

Coronavirus update 1: In an effort to calm frayed nerves, some radio stations are hauling out the Christmas music. Coronavirus

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