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Ongoing History Daily: Album excesses

When it comes to releasing an album, most artists are fine with something of a standard length, something that can

The Clash never really formally broke up. They just kind of…evaporated sometime in 1986 with no official announcement or farewell.

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Soft power — the use of culture to influence the other

[We’re taking a one-week pause for a COVID mental health break. But new shows will resume again next week. -AC]

The Clash made a black-and-white Italian noir gangsters movie? Yes, they did. It dates back to 1983 shortly after drummer

It’ll soon be twenty years since Joe Strummer dropped dead after a walk with the dog, thanks to an undiagnosed

Today’s Groundhog Day? So what? The last year has been nothing but Groundhog Days. And there are still a lot

The Clash were one of the most influential bands in the history of alternative music, so it’s kind of surprising

In the beginning, the Clash, like most of the punk brethren back in the middle 1970s, was poor. And I

It was December 11, 1980 when The Clash released the follow-up to London Calling, the sprawling triple called Sandinista. To

To start the weekend, here’s a puppy riding a rooster. Now let’s try some music news for December 11, 2020.

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