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Ongoing History Daily: The Beastie Boys and Madonna

True or false: the Beastie Boys once toured with Madonna. Absolutely 100% true. Back in the spring of 1984, they

One of the most groundbreaking albums of the last couple of decades was Paul’s Boutique, the 1989 release from the

True or false: There was once a female member of the Beastie Boys. True. Kate Schellenbach was a full member

Damn. I was really hoping for aliens, but maybe not. Next time. Drown your disappointment in music news for March

Space court? It’s now a thing. And so is music news for February 3, 2021. The fallout from the #MeToo

Angry about how governments are handling the coronavirus in Canada? Take a read of this. And what’s this GameStop stuff

[This post features contributions from Gilles LeBlanc. -AC] When Adam Yauch died in 2012, we were told that one of

Give it a moment. You’ll get it. (Via Tom) Here’s what I have for music news for October 19, 2020.

Stop it. JUST STOP IT. Now let’s see we what we have for music news on September 14, 2020. First,

Normally, the last long weekend of the summer can be a melancholy thing. But the sooner we get rid of

[Rage Against the Machine and the Beastie Boys on the same bill? Yes, it happened–or at least it was supposed

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