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Ongoing History Daily: Was this the biggest album release day of all time?

Today, the 24th of September is an important 30th anniversary for album releases. On this one day in 1991, three

Today it’s not a big deal when a musician comes out of the closet. “He or she is gay? Okay.”

Back in the middle 90s, the big buzzword in the UK was “Britpop.” This became an umbrella term for a

How about some facts about Australia’s Jet? The group is centered around two brothers, Nic and Chris Chester. The band

When the 1996 lineup for Lollapalooza was announced, people were confused. Why were Metallica and Soundgarden were picked to headline?

It’s quite possible that Iggy Pop once played on a record with Billy Joel and the song was “Leader of

Here are a few things about Young the Giant that you may have missed up until now. (1) They used

Say you’re in a band and it breaks up. What happens to the band’s name? The law treats the name

I was going through my library of music books when I stumbled on something called NetMusic. This is almost adorably

[Summer repeat season. But trust me, brand new shows are already piling up for the fall. -AC] I’m trying to

Last month, the Tragically Hip surprised everyone with an album of new-old music called Saskadelphia featuring material they recorded in

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