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Random music news for Friday, July 23, 2021

Into astronomy? This looks like a fantastic new museum. For stars of another sort, here’s music news for July 23,

This is Blue Monday, right? It’s supposedly the most depressing day of the year. Hopefully, it’s at least sunny where

Skull cakes? Kinda cool, actually. As for music news on Thursday, October 15… Coronavirus update 1: Remember that no social

Beck has always been something of a space cadet, something I say with much affection because I’m a big fan.

Deep into the vacation staycation. I’ve discovered that there’s so much left to do around the house that I might

When astronomers started looking at a certain type of very hot and very bright star called Delta Sculti, they noticed

Here’s something non-COVID that reminds us that the universe is a big and wonderful place. Astronomers studying the collision of

Wow. Some people, huh? Where have you been, lady? Let’s divert from that to music news for February 6, 2020.

I finally cleaned out the shed as part of my staycation duties. I’m sure the place is a breeding ground

On November 28, 1967–fifty years ago today–Jocelyn Bell and Anthony Hewish were on duty at the Interplanetary Scintillation Array of

Earlier this year, the Foo Fighters gave the first indication that they were getting ready to release a new album

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