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Random music news for Thursday, August 20, 2020

Because we can never get enough of The Simpsons’ steamed hams. There should be an InstaPot update, if you ask

Here we go again – the remainder of this year’s best albums, according to a whack of publications and somewhat

Let’s start with this – this article may take a while to load on your device. There are a LOT

[This is my weekly column for Global News. -AC] In preparation for finishing our basement last year, I had to

March 9, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Kerrang!, NME, Wired

I wonder how many final copies of The NME will be distributed by Time Inc UK? The weekly music paper

It’s hard to overstate how important the weekly music magazines used to be in the UK. In the absence of

When anyone asks me of the hundreds of artists interviews in my career, which was the worst? Easy: the Beautiful

It’s New-Horizons-at-Pluto-Day! What will we see? Will the Annunaki be awakened from their slumber? (Note to mission specialist Alan Stern:

The New Musical Express–the NME to longtimers–has been covering music in the UK, Ireland and beyond for sixty-three years. But

I calculated that at one point I spent nearly $4,000 a year on music magazines. (Hey, it was part of

During every Olympiad, there’s always That Guy. You know the person I’m talking about. The dude who is suddenly an

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