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Random music news for Friday, September 10, 2021

Dogs really are a human’s best friend. Even more science on the subject has arrived. Pat the pup and then

If you miss live music, try Antyfest. It features audiences of ants–as in the insects–reacting to performances from eleven different

One of the great music rights issues of the last quarter-century was how The Verve lost “Bittersweet Symphony” to The

It a stunning bit of generosity, the songwriting credits to (and thus all the money derived from) The Verve’s 1997

I interviewed Richard Ashcroft exactly once back in 1993 when The Verve (they still had the “The” in their name

Here’s another great German word that has no English equivalent: kummerspeck. It literally means “grief bacon” and describes how you

Toronto fans who showed up at the Sony Centre to see Liam Gallagher play with Richard Ashcroft were greeted by

Mad Richard has released the second single from his upcoming solo album, These People. Nice, but damn, I miss Nick

Just because today is a holiday doesn’t mean there can’t be a Top 11 list of recommended songs. In fact,

When The Verve finally hit it big in the late 90s, singer Richard Ashcroft took some of his money and

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