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What’s the deal with Apple Music’s Spatial Audio? Let’s take a look.

This is Apple’s take on their new Spatial Audio for their streaming service. I’ll have more to say about this

Flying back from CES today on Air Canada Rouge Rough. It’s the only airline where you can get LESS legroom

Off to Nashville today for a chat with Metallica. Kirk Hammett and I will inevitably have a conversation on our

Summer colds are the worst. Just sayin’. And now, the music news for August 24. Rapper Joey Bada$$ bragged about

Canada’s back at work today–mostly–while America has the day off. Yet there’s still music news for July 4… Justin Bieber

How can 2017 be halfway over already? Here’s some music news for June 30, 2017. Britney Spears is adamant that

Movie studios and cinemas face a looming problem. With the introduction of 4K TVs (and soon 8K sets), cinemas are

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