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Led Zeppelin is now on TikTok

TikTok is a super-unicorn, a social media network that’s not only survived but challenging for (and in some quarters already

This is part two of the battle between the Beatles’ Apple Records and Stephen Jobs’ Apple Computers. A trademark battle

Apple, now the most valuable company in the world, and Apple Records, the label of The Beatles, historically didn’t get

Sure, it’s nice to have a long string of hit songs that generate royalties to support you in to your

TikTok tics? This doesn’t sound good. Moving on to music news for October 18, 2021. That bow-and-arrow terrorist attack in

In the winter of 1417, a young man named Poggio Bracciolini was searching through a dusty library when he found

Beatles fans are really looking forward to Peter Jackson‘s long-awaited documentary on the making of The Beatles Let It Be

Back in the day, you almost never heard well-known songs in TV commercials. But then in the 80s, things began

If you’ve got four-and-a-half hours, let Mike Williams explain to you why he believes The Beatles didn’t write their own

Can we please give the Jeopardy job to Mayim Bialik already? Or Levar Burton. I’d be okay with that, too.

Anyone seen any signs of pumpkin spice latte creep? It’s been coming sooner and sooner each year… Skip that for

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