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Geoff Emerick, The Beatles’ chief recording engineer, has died

Imagine this. You’re just 15-years-old but you manage to land a job at EMI Studios (the original name of Abbey

When money flowed like water in the music industry, album recording budgets were as big as they needed to be.

The First Annual Toronto Vinyl Summit is TONIGHT! You’re coming, right? And in other music news for May 9, 2018…

If you don’t think you need to protect your ears from overly loud music at concerts or through headphones, give

Reverb.com has acquired some unpublished interviews with the people who worked with the Beatles in the making of the Sgt.

The more I study the Beatles, the more I appreciate their genius. Once they retired from live touring in August

Giles Martin has been intimately involved with the Beatles from the moment he was conceived and continues carry on his

Sir George Martin, the man who helped the Beatles reach their potential, died this past March 8 at the age

Were you around on this date in 1992 when the Blue Jays won the World Series? And now, the music

George Martin secured his place in music history when he signed the Beatles after all other producers and labels in

Damn. I missed Einstein’s birthday yesterday. Go here to catch up. And now, the music news… Brian Johnson is not

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