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Kanye West has been successfully trolled by Peppa Pig

Forget the current beef between Kanye and Drake. The real feud is between Kanye and Peppa Pig. Pitchfork didn’t think

It was on this day in 1990 that Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait. That ended poorly for everyone, of course. And

As we approach the November 25 Record Store Day, Pitchfork has shared an exclusive clip from The Smart Studios Story.

This year’s Pitchfork Festival in Chicago coming up in July has some very interesting bits. I was glad to see

I should have rinsed the coffee maker better last night after descaling it. The coffee tasted like vinegar this morning.

Confused about which artists are hip and which are not? The good folks at Pricenomic.com have come up with some

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