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Death From Above becomes latest artist to release NFTs

It’s a double dose of Death From Above, as the group announces a new series of NFT releases that will

Think air pollution is bad today? It’s nothing compared to The Great Smog of London which descended on this city

If you’re confused by the whole notion of how blockchain can be of use to the music and musicians, you’re not

Of the many new pieces of tech introduced at SXSW this year was Volareo, the “world’s first blockchain music speaker.”

It has been more than 13 years since Ol’ Dirty Bastard shuffled off this mortal coil into the great beyond.

Now being a fan of Drake or Kanye or Eminem can turn into cash in your pocket. Used to be

There’s a bougainvillea that my wife has in a pot in the backyard and it’s STILL alive. That’s one tough

In yet another Bjorkish move–what else would you call it?–Bjork has announced that anyone one wants to buy her new

Blockchain, blockchain, blockchain. It’s a word that comes up a lot when people talk about the future of the financial

As I write this, I’m somewhere between Toronto and Tapei, heading for a music conference in Singapore. I’ll report back.

There are plenty of companies hoping to disrupt the music industry by disintermediating the big establishment players (record labels, publishers,

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