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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.

Helmet has canceled their headlining tour. They’ve got COVID concerns. Speaking of which, it looks like it could be a

Wanna buy a triceratops? Good news! Now some music news for September 3, 2021. At least four anti-vaxx American conservative

Like Space Invaders? You haven’t seen anything like this. Time for some music news for August 13, 2021. This isn’t

In case you haven’t seen that 31 mph strike thrown in the majors last weekend, here it is. Moving now

Viberate, a music research and analytics company thought it would be interesting to compare the playlists of thousands of music

The MyPillow guy is nuts. Truly nuts. Let’s try some reality with music news for August 7, 2021. Patricia Morrison,

On “vacation” again for the next week, but that doesn’t mean the music news stops, does it? Here’s what’s happening

In all seriousness, I was wondering about this. Can COVID be transmitted through farts? Doctors say it’s possible. Ponder that

That’s a little too much for a Super Mario 64 game, don’t you think? Now let’s switch to music news

[This was my column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] After months of lockdowns, stay-at-home orders, and working from home, it’s time

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