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Random music news for Monday, May 4, 2020

There will be no Star Wars puns this day. Not from me, anyway. Here’s music news for, er, the 125th

Had a bad day at work this week? Not as bad as this guy. Let’s move over to music news

Is it really 2019 already? As we transition into a time of new year’s resolutions (that may or may not

One more shot of opinion regarding the best music of 2018 so far by the writers of this site. Zoe

The first ever space shuttle launch–Columbia and STS-1–happened on this day in 1981. As for music news on April 12, 2018…

Each year, the Prism Prize recognizes excellence in Canadian music video production and direction with the winner receiving a cheque

By: Juliette Jagger (@juliettejagger) Artist: Grimes Ft. Janelle Monáe Song: Venus Fly Album/EP: Art Angels This past week, multi-media artist

They’re called political parties for a reason, right? The presidential elections in the United States take entirely too long. We know.

It was on this day in 1956 that IBM introduced the 305 RAMAC, the first computer to use disc storage.

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