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Random music news for Thursday, July 19, 2018

On this day in 1977, the first GPS signal was broadcast from a satellite. It was a 100% military thing

In case you’ve ever wanted driving directions from KFC HQ in Louisville, Kentucky, to its Big Chicken store (the one

Wasps. I want to sit outside and enjoy a coffee or something, but the stupid wasps are everywhere. And now,

On this day 59 years ago, Elvis was drafted into the army. And in music news… Chuck Berry apparently left

Okay, so it’s not a traditional music video. It’s actually an art project set to music, but it’s still damned

Here’s the premise: you load this app into your phone and up pops Henry Rollins with driving directions. He also

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