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Better audio is coming to streaming services. Good–but I do have some concerns.

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Back in September 2019, I was invited to London to hear

Earlier this month, Apple Music launched its Spatial Audio offering, which they say greatly enhances the audio quality of streams

While Spotify and Apple Music suck up most of the attention in the world of streaming music, do not discount

If you’re a cyclist, you might find this cool. Next up: music news for April 9, 2021. By the way,

Dude, you do NOT call 911 because mom changed the password on your Xbox. Chill out with some music news

Jeff Bezos’ people have come up with something called “Amazon Music for Artists,” a mobile app that will let artists,

My winter speaking tour starts tonight. Details here. Maybe we’ll end up discussing the music news of January 23, 2020.

Amazon Music has just released a mini-doc entitled The Birth of Biggie: 25 Years of Ready to Die which looks

I’m now somewhere in the Far East, which means it’s actually Tuesday for me (damn dateline time travel), but for

I’d forgotten about this game. Eleven years ago today, the Texas Rangers beat the Baltimore Orioles 30-0 in the worst route

[NOTE: I’m on vacation this week, so there will probably be fewer postings than usual. – AC] Eight years ago

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