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Random music news for Friday, August 6, 2021

What happens on the internet in a minute? This. I wonder how many people are looking at music news for

Never believe someone when they say they have X followers on any social media platforms because many of those followers

Having trouble shedding those COVID lockdown pounds? Try this. Then again, maybe not. It seems a bit…extreme. Now some music

Merry Christmas! Bet you thought there’d be no music news for December 25, did you? Wrong. An original Dave Grohl

Finished Netflix yet? Good riddance, 2020. Here are some songs to that effect. (Via Sean) DUMB, Steel Panther, DUMB! The

That’s a lot of money for a pair of sneakers. But I guess everyone needs a hobby. Mine is collecting

Making the move from Phuket to Singapore today. There was just enough time to compile music news for November 13,

I love this guy. Over to music news for October 10, 2019. Think you’ve got father issues? Read this about

It’s the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11’s landing. We need to go back. Time for music news for July 20,

Mom’s birthday. Gotta call her. But not until I’m finished with music news for June 5, 2019. Weekly Canadian music

On this day in 1899–120 years ago–Bayer registered a trademark for a new painkiller called “Aspirin.” As for music news

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