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This is how much it cost to book Pink Floyd in 1969

A ready identifying himself as dav./ found this intriguing piece of paper from Commercial Entertainments, which I assume was a

Apparently Popeye was right. Who knew? Let’s try some music news for Saturday, March 27, 2021. The Talk to Sharon

While not the first of its kind, Woodstock was a legendary event even before the first notes were played. Next

The rich are not like us. Look where they live. 1. Madonna’s $70 million penthouse in Tel Aviv. (Via the

This comes from a reader named Chris who believes that it’s his job as a father to educate his kids

Joe Cocker, the best overwrought raspy-voiced singer in the world, died today at the age of 70 after a fight

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