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Red Alert: Musicians sound off on climate change

September 23, 2021September 23, 2021 Amber Healy 0 Comments Carole King, Climate Change, DAVE MATTHEWS BAND, Dead & Company, Decemberists, Foo Fighters, Global Citizen, Global Warming, JACK JOHNSON, Jon Batiste, Maroon 5, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Melissa Etheridge, Pearl Jam, Radiohead, Sir the Baptiste, We Are Still In, Wilco

You might’ve noticed some of your favorite artists posting an image like this on social media Wednesday. This is Climate

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Random music news for Thursday, July 16, 2020

July 16, 2020July 15, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Billy Joel, Concerts, Japan, Maroon 5, Nu metal, Numbers Stations, Paul McCartney, Reposo, Ryan Reynolds, Shazam, Soundcloud, The Streets, The Weeknd, TikTok

It’s to the point where I want to stand on the border and yell into the US “GET IT TOGETHER,

You knew this was coming: America freaked out over Adam Levine’s nipples

February 24, 2019February 25, 2019 Alan Cross 3 Comments Adam Levine, Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Maroon 5, Nipples, YouTube

Nothing frightens or outrages America more than the site of a nipple. Prime time TV can depict all manner of

Geeks and Beats podcast, episode 217: Super Bowl Fortnite 2019

February 6, 2019February 8, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2019, Fortnite, Maroon 5, Super Bowl

Superbowl 2019: a $3,000 ticket to see Maroon 5. We’ll explain why Janet Jackson isn’t the only one who deserves

Final thoughts on this year’s Super Bowl halftime show from Maroon Meh.

February 4, 2019February 4, 2019 Alan Cross 3 Comments Maroon 5, Super Bowl Halftime Show

It was dull. Inoffensive. Non-controversial. Just like the NFL wanted. I spoke with Matt Gurney on Global News AM 640

ROCKthusiast Does #MWE for AJoMT (Day 28)

February 4, 2019February 28, 2019 Gilles LeBlanc 0 Comments #InternationalClashDay, #MWE, 111 Songs, A Star is Born, Adam Baldwin, Alexisonfire, Alice Merton, Ariana Grande, Bradley Cooper, Darlene, Darryl Weeks, David Bowie, Familiar Drugs, February, Feral Roots, Fever 333, Gerard Way, Golden Hour, Hesitant Alien, Hollerado, Hubert Lenoir, Iggy and the Stooges, Isn't Anything, Jann Arden, Kacey Musgraves, Kurt Cobain, Lady Gaga, Legacy Edition, Made an America, Maroon 5, Mastodon, MINT, Montage of Heck, Music Writing Exercise, My Bloody Valentine, My Dear Melancholy, No Rest for the Wicked, Once More 'Round the Sun, Outsider, Perfect Velvet, Radical Softness, Raw Power, Red Pill Blues, Red Velvet, RIval Sons, Rolling Stones, Shawn Mendes, Spinnerette, Spirit of Eden, Talk Talk, thank u next, The Clash, The Dose, The Fate of the World Depends on This Kiss, The Weeknd, These Are the Days, Three Days Grace, Voodoo Lounge Uncut, Whitehorse

Before anyone starts asking “#MWE, WTF?”, the hashtag stands for Music Writing Exercise, and is the brainchild of Gary Suarez,

Random music news for Saturday, February 2, 2019

February 2, 2019February 2, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments 7-11, Harry Styles, KISS, Mark E. Smith, Maroon 5, Music Recommendations, Pink Floy, Roger Waters, Seymour Stein, Slayer, Sony, Soul Train, Spotify, Streaming, Super Bowl Halftime Show, Van Halen

Spare me the Groundhog Day references. I get it. Spare me the Groundhog Day references. I get it. Spare me

Now that we have performers for the Super Bowl halftime show, how will the controversy play out?

January 14, 2019January 14, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Atlanta, Halftime Show, Maroon 5, Super Bowl LII

If you spent any time watching football yesterday, you’ll know that after weeks of rumours, Maroon 5 is 100% officially

Random music news for Friday, December 21, 2018

December 21, 2018December 20, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Avicii, Beastie Boys, Brexit, Bump Stocks, Hedley, iPad Pro, Jacob Hoggard, Jay Z, Justin Bieber, Kate Bush, Liam Gallagher, Maroon 5, Mohammed bin Salman, Noel Gallagher, Robotics, Route 91 Harvest Festival, Smart Speakers, Spotify, Super Bowl, Todd Rundgren

Here’s what’s making music news on the solstice: December 21, 2018. Jacob Hoggard of Hedley finally has a date set

There are 65,000 signatures on a petition urging Maroon 5 to drop out of the Super Bowl halftime show. Almost ten times as many have nominated…who? What?

December 2, 2018December 3, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Halftime Show, Maroon 5, NFL, Spongebob Squarepants, Super Bowl

Maroon 5 is under pressure to give up their slot at the Super Bowl halftime show. A petition has over

Random music news for Wednesday, November 21, 2018

November 21, 2018November 20, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments BTS, California Wildfires, Chris Martin, El Mocambo, Ghost, Mariah Carey, Maroon 5, Mission Impossible, Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Snoop Dogg, Taylor Swift, Vinyl

Back in the home office but still technically on vacation for another few days. Here are some random music news

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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 […]
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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