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Random music news for Monday, October 4, 2021

There are just some days when I really gotta scrape for some music news. October 4 is one of those

Getting my second shot today! AstraZenca + Pfizer, which is supposed to turn me into Spider-Man. Or The Hulk. I

Music has never seen anything like this: mass retirements and farewells from major stars. Elton John. Lynyrd Skynyrd. Paul Simon.

On this day in 1995, we almost ended up in a nuclear war because of a series of mistakes and

At 76 (77 as of tomorrow), Neil Diamond is just as popular as ever. How many times have you seen/heard

It was on this day that The Pill was approved for use in the US. That didn’t change society much,

As someone who is currently abroad–Mauritius, to be exact–I am extremely aware of how expensive it is to operate my

I love movies and music and sometimes there are great combinations of those things or an artist does a cameo

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