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Random music news for Tuesday, October 9, 2018

On this day in 1919, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago White Sox in the World Series. Then again, the Sox

Back home in North America although it’ll be a few years before my soul catches up with me. Ultra-long-haul air

I’m going to miss the Winter Olympics when they’re over. I have a feeling, though, that I’ll be watching a

Quincy Jones, jazz master and producer of Michael Jackson’s Thriller, was interviewed by Vulture.com. At with a lifetime at work,

Super blood blue moon! And an eclipse! Probably means Armageddon or something. And now, music news for January 31, 2018.

On this day in 1945, a B-25 bomber crashed into the upper floors of the Empire State building. Fourteen people

Warm? The coldest temperature ever recorded on the planet was on this day in 1983 at Vostok Station in Antarctica

Fifty-five years ago, some band named the Rolling Stones played their first gig. And now, the music news for July

Woe to the person in charge of booking talent for Donald Trump’s inauguration celebration. Elton John, Celine Dion, Garth Brooks,

No 503 errors on the website so far today. That’s good. And so is this roundup of music news. Even

Depending on when you’re reading this, I’m either in Shanghai, over the Pacific or flaked out on the couch at

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