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Random music news for Saturday, March 13, 2021

Fun fact: Chinese couples are clamoring to get married next Sunday because the Chinese characters for that date (20210314) look

It’s about bloody time someone had the sense to make a biopic about one-time New York Dolls guitarist, Johnny Thunders.

The air here in Hanoi tastes funny. Diesel fume, lead, cadmium. Probably not wise to go for a jog, then.

The well-known historical R&B venue in New Orleans has fallen on the hardest of times. Vice reports: In 1955, legendary

Arcade Fire was one of David Bowie’s favourite bands. When he died, the group decided to give the Thin White

If you’re still confused by why the world has lost its mind over the death of David Bowie, I can’t

Another example of how a great song lends itself to multiple interpretations. (Via Huffington Post)

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