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Random music news for Friday, April 30, 2021

She smuggled a gun into jail HOW? Oh. Sorry for the mental image. Distract yourself with music news for April

My first-ever purchase of CBD pills arrived in the mail. Let’s see if these things help me sleep. Meanwhile, here’s

It’s both Memorial Day in the US and a bank holiday in the UK, so let’s see if anything is

The first incident of commercial airline sabotage happened on this day in 1933. And now, some music news for October

Once again, here’s another hand-picked list of new tunes from my that I hope will pique some kind of interest.

Someone here in Singapore has ordered a brand new Bugatti Chiron for $3.2 million–and left-hand drive cars are illegal here.

When Florence Welch heard that a fan couldn’t make her show in Austin because he was too ill to leave hospice

By: Juliette Jagger (@juliettejagger) Artist: Illitry “Fall” Album:Sunset EP Hamilton electronic outfit Illitry have returned with a brand new song

I think it’s important that we have performers who are larger than life. Music is, after all, showbiz. It’s supposed

This is the latest we can possibly have the change back to standard time. Damn, it’s dark in the morning.

Just because it’s Thanksgiving doesn’t mean there isn’t music news… Kayne West auditioned for American Idol over the weekend. No,

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