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Straight Outta Compton, Oktoberfest edition

Apologies to NWA, but this is funny. (Via Tom)

So THAT’S what that new orange dot is all about. Now let’s try music news for September 19, 2020. Coronavirus

Plague. Economic ruin. Rioting. Murder hornets. But at least there’s some good news on the Yellowstone supervolcano front. Can you

Heading out of the hemisphere for a few days, but I promise to keep on top of things with music

More than halfway through February. And after the weather week much of North America had, that’s good news. Here’s your

David Bowie died two years ago today. To commemorate that, this demo of “Let’s Dance” was released. And in more

Question: Will Donald Trump throw Donald Jr. under the bus over this whole Russia thing? And now, music news for

This is the 69th birthday of the founding of North Korea. Wonder how long can they keep it up? And

A tip for anyone doing yard maintenance: you will always need one more bag of topsoil/mulch/seed/fertilizer/etc. that you thought you

Last year Straight Outta Compton was met with huge success. Even just the hype was massive. People were changing their

Happy Canada Day! And holiday or no holiday, here’s your daily selection of music news. We should soon learn more

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