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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 918: The Post-Punk Explosion part 7: All the rest

The original punk rock explosion of the 1970s was two things. First, it was a major reset for rock’n’roll. Think

Before get into music news for September 20, 2020, how can this pitch be legal? Coronavirus update 1: Some people

It’s amazing to me that there’s still music news to report this close Christmas. Yet here we are with material

When punk first exploded in the middle 1970s, it was liberating. The central tenets all centred on the idea that

[Another boots-on-the-ground report from occasional contributor, Andrew Epstein. – AC] The Winnipeg hardcore squad return with a new album of

Cluck-U is a fast food chicken joint with locations spread across New Jersey and Maryland, The company seems to be

All change, all evolution, all revolution in music comes from the street. It’s up to indie musicians, indie labels and

Multi-artist compilation albums were pretty important in helping emerging punk bands in getting their music heard. More recent compilation albums

Sometimes people get so pissed off or so inspired by something that they just have to sing about it. This

Any comments about yesterday’s Apple event? Think about that as we move through some music news. Oh, if only this

Straight Edge culture is one of the more interesting offshoots of punk rock and perhaps one of the most misunderstood.

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