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Ongoing History Daily: Mike Shinoda’s resume

Mike Shinoda was not only a founding member of Linkin Park, but he was also a vocalist, their rhythm guitarist,

Nandi is now world famous for her musical abilities. What’s going to become of this kid in a couple of

The newest height in NFT stupidity? This chicken nugget sold for US$99,997 on eBay. Send in the asteroid. We’re done

This is Blue Monday, right? It’s supposedly the most depressing day of the year. Hopefully, it’s at least sunny where

Since Chester Benington died three years ago, we’ve heard quite a bit from his widow, Talinda. But Chester was married

Wait: We’re supposed to drink our coffee after we have breakfast? The science is, apparently. Music news, though, is good

Come October 24, it will be 20 years since Linkin Park released their debut album, Hybrid Theory, so there’s naturally

Before they finally landed a deal with Warner, Linkin Park received at least forty rejection letters. Now, 100 million records

Stressed? Watching these little guys is actually kinda soothing. Or maybe not. Give it a look after you tend to

I’ve had the same three twenty-dollar bills in my wallet for six weeks. I have no loose change in the

Exercise in a pill? Maybe. Think about that as you browse through music news for July 11, 2020. Coronavirus update

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