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Random Music News for Saturday, January 13, 2018

My friend in Singapore WhatsApp’d me to say that the nighttime temperature has fallen to 24 degrees. “We’re wearing LAYERS, dude!”

The longer the discussion about Apple’s phantom iPhone FM chip goes on, the murkier it gets. (See my coverage of

In the aftermath of two horrible hurricanes that knocked out power, Internet and cell service to millions of people, the

On this day in 1994, Korn released their debut album. Was that the beginning of the whole nü-metal thing? Probably.

According to this guy, the world is supposed to end today. Damn Nibiru. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t any

Back to work. Back to school. But at least pumpkin spice latte is back. And now, the music news for

Turn up the dial and shout along: Radio is still the source of new music and finding old favourites among

Inside virtually every smartphone is a chip that allows the device to receive free over-the-air FM broadcasts. Telcos are apparently

It was six years ago today that the US finally got Osama bin Laden. It’s also now been exactly eleven

Still in Western Australia, drinking a local whiskey called Limeburners. Dangerous. And now, some music news… Former Iron Maiden drummer

I had a weird dream where I was the manager of a New Wave-ish indie-pop band in which all the members

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