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Neil Young is still fighting to save high-fidelity music

I’m with Neil Young on this. Since the advent of the MP3, people have quietly accepted (if not fully embraced)

Physical music collections–privately-acquired libraries of vinyl, CDs, or tape–are bought and sold all the time. But what about libraries of

They just are. End of story. But if you want a little more detail, watch this. (Via Boing Boing)

Spoiler: No. While millions have already embraced streaming and millions more will hop on the bandwagon before the end of

That headline looks like clickbait, but it actually points to some real science. In his book, This is Your Brain

MP3s are awfully convenient, but they’re also awful when it comes to audio quality. The differences are painfully obvious when

However you spell it, no one should ever, ever read the crap that is 50 Shades of Grey. This picture

I’m currently working on an Ongoing History show about the history of bootlegs which caused me to stumble upon this

March 3, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments MP3s, Uamp

The sound quality of MP3s suck. But what if you could remove some of the sonic suckage? That’s where a

Thinking back now, I remember being puzzled about some strange disappearances from my iPod. Songs that I knew I loaded

A big part of my various jobs is keeping on top of how people consume music. I’m pretty good at

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