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Random music news for Wednesday, September 22, 2021

First day of fall. Autumnal equinox. Still dark in the morning, darker earlier at night. Leaves are changing. Winter’s coming.

A metal bassist stopped a possible mass shooting at a gig in Boise, Idaho. He got shot for his troubles,

Warp drive is possible! (And we didn’t need Zefram Cochrane, either.) Can First Contact be far behind? Let’s zip over

Now that the Super Bowl is in the books, the annual impeachment event starts today. This will be weird, of

The door is really finally and for real closing on Google Play Music. Users received an email over the weekend

I’m fascinated by the ‘Oumuamua mystery. Aliens? That would be cool. On to music news for February 1, 2021. Coachella

Nickelback has endured an unfair amount of abuse (in my opinion, anyway) but at least they have a sense of

Finished Netflix yet? Good riddance, 2020. Here are some songs to that effect. (Via Sean) DUMB, Steel Panther, DUMB! The

Using some fun AI applications, Google has created The Blob Orchestra. Just define your blob’s musical range and go. (Via

Google Canada has joined the parade of year-end summaries with a list of who-searched-what when in 2020. These are the

Here is a scene that’s been played out millions of times in record stores over the decades. Customer: “I love

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