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Random music news for Wednesday, September 15, 2021

The Simpsons are good for your vocabulary. See? And now, let’s embiggen the music news for September 15, 2021. Kwyjibo

[A report from Ottawa-area correspondent, Ross Macdonald. -AC] If you were to ask music fans what they missed most during

“Man dies after using adhesive instead of a condom during sex.” That was in Florida, of course. The rest of

Ever wonder why those CAPTCHA pictures are so depressing? Turns out there’s a reason for it. Now that you know

Been to a festival recently? Thinking/hoping about going to one in the near future? Then you’d better check out this

While Canada is taking a very, very cautious approach to restarting live music, the U.S. doesn’t seem to be worried

Ron Popeil, the guy who pretty much invented the infomercial, has died. Now let’s try some music news for July

I’ll say it again: Americans have a different sense of risk when it comes to the coronavirus. And as much

Canada is slowly opening up to live music again with a number of events (Burl’s Creek festivals north of Toronto

Looking for a new conspiracy beyond QAnon? Try the “Birds Aren’t Real” movement. Yes, it exists. Fortunately, the music news

Britain is one of the most sweariest places in the world. And now some want it to be less sweary?

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