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Random music news for Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Talk about a cool collectible! I’m surprised it went so cheap. Then there’s music news for May 26, 2021. Drake

Punks, the time has come: You’re getting a museum. Martin Atkins, of the Midwest Music Expo and a bunch of

Puck Hcky, the purveyor of hockey-themed fashion, has just released some new gear in concert with Ministry. Al Jourgensen is

By the time we got to the mid-70s, rock had become sufficiently organized so that there were rules. You did

I’ll bet you’re expecting an opening link to something Halloween related. Nope. This is much more interesting. And so is

Sometimes, life becomes too much. Things get too weird. There’s too much pressure. Too many decisions to make leading to

Long before the stigma of selling out over licensing music to TV commercials died away, Ministry’s Al Jourgensen was making

Like every other good citizen, Uncle Al Jourgensen is in self-isolation. However, Al has access to a studio.

Naturally, Al Jourgensen is being very subtle about it.

Is it “Happy Martin Luther King Day” or “Merry Martin Luther King Day?” I can never remember. Never mind. Let’s

Cue the Apocalypse. Al Jourgensen and Ministry have gone acoustic. A quiet, gentle, and, er, rather pretty version of the

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