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Amazon has a Billy Eilish-branded Echo smart speaker

Interesting bit of merch, no? It comes with a six-month subscription to Amazon Music Unlimited. Alas, the unit–costing US$229.99–is already

I’m still at a health resort in Thailand. One of the new services offered is past life regression. I’m thinking

If you’re a guitarist, chances are you have a row or two of pedals in front of you: fuzzes, wah-wahs,

My house is littered with enough smart speakers for my home to become just shy of sentient. The whole place

Some owners of Alexa-powered Amazon Echo smart speakers are reported being freaked out when their devices randomly start laughing. No

February is more than half over. Only about five more weeks until spring, too. Contemplate that as you skim through

Some of the big-budget Super Bowl commercials are starting to appear ahead of Sunday’s game, including this 60-second offering from

A new Google Home Mini arrived for the home office on Monday, a compliment to the full-sized Google Home that’s

Back in the UK for a couple of days for a Sparks concert (that was last night), a trip to

If you’re in a band that can’t settle on a name, see if you can find someone in the US

After months of hinting that something was coming, Amazon announced yesterday a new streaming music service with a monthly cost

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