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Johnny Ramone’s “Number One” Mosrite guitar and amp are going up for auction

Back in early 1974, Johnny Ramone got high on weed and decided that he wanted to learn how to play

When he was still with us, Johnny Ramone was one of the biggest baseball nuts anywhere. For years, he collected

Virus or no virus, rock’n’roll memorabilia auctions continue with collectors spending huge dollars. The latest news comes from RR Auction,

Come Monday, music fans with money to burn will be paying attention to the latest music memorabilia auction through Bonham’s

Earlier this year, Joe Corré, the son of Sex Pistols manager/svengali Malcolm McLaren, will set £5 million of rare punk memorabilia

Last year, I was lucky enough to have personal tour of Abbey Road Studios in London. When we got to

Michael points us to eBay item number 131679577255. You have approximately until the end of Sunday to make your bid.

Chance are if you’re the kind of person who comes to this site, you have an above-average interest in music.

This appeared in my inbox last night from the guys a Banger Films, the same Toronto-based dudes being the Headbanger’s

Hardcore Rush fans know that Geddy Lee is mad about baseball. You might have even seen him in his prime

As a band that’s been around since 1976, there’s plenty of collectible U2 merchandise floating around out there. Collectu2.com debuted

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