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Random Music News for Saturday, November 5, 2016

November 5, 2016November 5, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Anvil, Dick Clark, Freddie Mercury, Neil Young, Pono, Prince, Rami Malek, Robbie Robertso, Simpsons, Strumbellas, Tidal, Tool

Guy Fawkes, anyone? And now, the music news. Rami Malek of Mr. Robot will be part of Freddie Mercury biopic.

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A (Very) Brief History of Music Festivals

June 10, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alan Freed, Dick Clark, Music Festivals

This was my column in this week’s Metro papers. It’s short, but all I get is 400 words. On Friday,

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Interesting History: American Bandstand’s Anti-Gay Past

January 8, 2014January 8, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments American Bandstand, Anti-Gay, Dick Clark, Discrimination

From Grantland: Pulitzer Prize–eligible magazine The National Enquirer broke an old but interesting story this week about Dick Clark’s American Bandstand. The ultra-wholesome

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