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Random music news for Saturday, July 4, 2020

If there’s a better metaphor for what’s happening in the US right now, I haven’t seen it. Fisticuffs 😂 pic.twitter.com/KCJnnad7la

All Hallow’s Eve Eve? Sure. Let’s go with that. And now some music news for October 30. Chrissie Hynde of

Transmitters? We don’t need any stinkin’ transmitters. Or encoders. All we need is to harness a technique called “backscattering” which

I rented a vehicle–a Ford Explorer–for my weekend out in California and was delighted to find that the radio was

If you talk to certain people (especially those within tech circles), they’d have you believe that no one listen to

How many times have you heard someone say “You still listen to radio?” If you’re in with the tech crowd,

Can’t get the baby to fall asleep? Then maybe you need Pampers 99.1 FM, a Philippine over-the-air radio station that’s

I wore out at least two vinyl copies of FM’s Black Noise album after it was released in 1977 because

By: Juliette Jagger Artist: Single Mothers “Marbles” Album: Negative Qualities This is the first single off of the long awaited

First, there was Apple’s CarPlay, a software move into the dashboard of your car. Now Google has Android Auto, which

Despite what some may think, radio in this country is still in very good shape and a very profitable business.

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