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Random music news for Monday, September 13, 2021

Somehow, it feels right to link to this video on a Monday. It’s satisfying. Once you’re done, move to music

If you’ve been following the case of the Two Michaels, you’ll know that China has held Michael Korvig and Michael

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

There’s no part of Chinese society that doesn’t interest the Communist Party. That includes karaoke bars that offer patrons the

The internet in China is overseen by the Cyberspace Administration. Besides keeping out capitalist influences from the global internet, they

Friends has always been very, very popular in China. However, the new reunion show has apparently run afoul of government

Confused about which vaccine is best? So is everyone. Now let’s try some music news for April 6, 2021. Is

Take a look at the Wu-Tang logo. What do you see? I see some the band’s name written in a

With the corona virus (COVID-19, actually) continuing to spread throughout China, much of the country has effectively shut down. That

Apple knows it needs China so the company is always painfully threading the needle when it comes to their relationship

Beibei, a Chinese rapper also known as Li Jingze, has been having a bad run. As a member of a

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