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Random music news for Thursday, September 2, 2021

America is facing another toilet paper shortage because of COVID. Let’s try some music news for September 2, 2021. Two

This is one weird Kickstarter program. Once you decide if you want to support it, move to music news for

There’s another health issue caused by COVID-19: cracked teeth. Let’s see what we have for music news for October 1,

Hey, we haven’t heard Rudy Giuliani run off at the mouth for weeks. Where did he go? I’ll start looking

You can learn a lot about where music is going by studying what kind of acts the big music festivals

Secondary ticket seller VividSeats took a look at how the mix of music is changing at some of the big

Donald Trump’s friends are Russia, China, and North Korea. His enemies are Canada, France, Germany, and Japan. What’s wrong with

It was on this day in 1982 that ET: The Extraterrestrial debuted in theatres. Now in music news for June 11,

January 9, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment 2018, Bonnaroo

When the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival debuted in 2002, the line-up was jam band heavy. Over the years, though,

After years of struggling to get established, European-style music festival culture has taken root in North America. Thanks to events

This is just about the best ticket deal to date. For a one-time price of $800, you can be the

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