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Random music news for Monday, October 4, 2021

There are just some days when I really gotta scrape for some music news. October 4 is one of those

A desktop quantum computer? Want! Moving to music news for September 29, 2021… Your debate question for today: Should R

Another blob. What is it? Not one of these blobs. Ponder that as you move to music news for May

Just so you know, I HATE the whole concept of April Fool’s Day. Everything you’re about to read is (to

Interesting: Donald Trump’s personal 757 is parked and abandoned at a New York airport. Now some music news for March

Is anyone else being bombarded with spam saying that they’ve won/inherited/chosen to receive thousands or millions of dollars? I’ve seen

Let’s say goodbye to Donald Trump with some repurposed Sound of Music. Here’s a fine collection of ugly music-themed Christmas

Stressed? You might want one of these. And this is what I’ve got for music news for October 27, 2020.

Elon’s super-pig. Cool. I think. Coronavirus update 1: Glastonbury is optimistic about a return in 2021. Coronavirus update 2: This

Still on vacation staycation. Still haven’t accomplished much around the house–except for putting together music news for August 5, 2020.

Had things been normal, last weekend would have seen the 50th anniversary edition of Glastonbury. That never happened, of course.

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