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Random music news for Wednesday, September 1, 2021

Yep, it’s September. Fortunately, Labour Day is late this year. That’s something, right? Here’s what I have for music news

Can we please give the Jeopardy job to Mayim Bialik already? Or Levar Burton. I’d be okay with that, too.

At some point, we’re going to want to get back on an airplane. Here’s the latest rating of the best

While music festivals are being canceled all across the UK, this swinger’s festival went ahead. What could possibly go wrong?

If you want to kill some time this weekend, check out this Russian-made version of Lord of the Rings. It’s…quite

If you’re a cyclist, you might find this cool. Next up: music news for April 9, 2021. By the way,

Confused about which vaccine is best? So is everyone. Now let’s try some music news for April 6, 2021. Is

Just so you know, I HATE the whole concept of April Fool’s Day. Everything you’re about to read is (to

Footwear is important to musicians. It’s nice if it’s functional, but it’s far more important to look good and to

Last day of August. Labour Day weekend. *Sigh* Best get on with music news for August 31, 2019. Here are

The church down the street from me is having their annual vacation bible school, another sure sign that summer is

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