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Random music news for Friday, May 14, 2021

A part of Australia is suffering a biblical plague. It’s been raining mice. That would make a mess on the

Shane McGowan is one of the most interesting characters in the history of Ireland. Known equally for his poetic lyrics

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

In Singapore to see U2’s first-ever show in the city state. This should be interesting. As for music news on

On this day in 1972, Atari released Pong. It became the first successful commercial video game. As for music news

Woke up in Vancouver today ready to cover the Skookum Festival. Watch this space for more. Meanwhile, here’s some music

I don’t want to be an alarmist, but next weekend is Labour Day. Yes, already. Here’s music news for August

The solo staycation continues, which explains the slight reduction in posts this week. Will today be the day that I

Glastonbury, the World’s Most Famous Music Festival™, wraps up today after dominating the music news cycle for nearly a week.

It’s been a year exactly since the Brexit vote. How’s that going for everyone, hmm? And now, the music news

Elizabeth II has been Queen since this day in 1952. Poor Charles. He may never get to be king. A

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