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Random music news for Tuesday, August 31, 2021

Pumpkin spice latte creep is here. Starbucks is already offering pumpkins spice latte and pumpkin muffins. Too soon? How long

Now that we’re spending more time indoors, this is something you might have wondered about. Once you’ve solved that mystery,

Draw your own conclusions. (Via Danny)

On this day in 1955, Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering, the precursor to Sony, sold its first transistor radios. When it comes

Anyone else tired of Matthew McConaughey’s Lincoln commercials? Is he really selling cars for Ford? Off now to deal with

Winging home from Las Vegas today, so an entire day is lost to travel. But before I boarded my Air Canada

As a drummer myself, I LIVE for those moments where the music stops and I get to show my chops.

Suzanne Morissette Cruz is a killer drummer, so it seemed perfectly natural for her to bust out a wicked drum

March 1, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Drummers

As a drummer myself, I enjoy a good drummer joke. How do you tell if the stage is level? The

Drummers love to experiment with their kits, looking for ways that might extend their power, speed and finesse. As a

There’s a monotonous sameness to much of today’s music. The beat is perfect, synced to within milliseconds with no rushing

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