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Random music news for Wednesday, September 22, 2021

First day of fall. Autumnal equinox. Still dark in the morning, darker earlier at night. Leaves are changing. Winter’s coming.

Where were you 20 years ago today? If you were around, you’ll remember it as one of the weirdest days

Drum sounds–especially the snare–go through phases and trends. One such trend that began with a studio mistake back in the

Will Smith in politics? Could happen, Murcia. And now, music news for March 4, 2021. While the UK wants to

How much oxygen do we have left? Oh. Think about that when you browse through music news for March 3,

Need a nap after lunch? You will be doing your boss a favour (and yourself, too). I have a quick

Can you imagine the poops? Wow. With that image in your head, let’s try some music news for January 23,

We just lost a couple trillion galaxies. Oops. And this guy has two more guesses at his bitcoin wallet password.

Lest we forget. And now, music news for November 11, 2020. This song won’t play well with the MAGA types

Is there something happening today? I seem to recall hearing the news about some big thing that’s going on. A

When Phil Collins released his Face Value album in 1981, I’d long left AM radio behind, diving deep into rock

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