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This grandmother singing Rob Zombie karaoke will make your day

I’ve never met Pamela Willis Martin, a regular at a place called The Gaming Goat in Arizona, but if I

If you’re over 30, you might be able to relate to this. (Via Tom) Stretch. Then try some music news

That was some internet outage yesterday, huh? When Amazon goes down, you know it was bad. We’re okay now, so

Probably not a great story for a Monday, but hey, we need caffeine, right? (Via Walter) Moving now to music

I’m fascinated by the ‘Oumuamua mystery. Aliens? That would be cool. On to music news for February 1, 2021. Coachella

Just what I need: a robot that will fetch me wine. I also could use some music news for January

Ed Asner, best known as portraying Lou Grant on TV, is also the president of the Screen Actor’s Guild. He

On this date in 1953, the CIA and MI6 overthrew the regime in Iran and installing the West-friendly Shah. That

REM 1, Donald Trump nil. Alexisonfire played a surprise set in a small Toronto venue on Friday. Here’s a fun

It won’t be long until the Christmas shopping credit card bills start coming in. It’s the most un-wonderful time of

Yep. December. And that bougainvillea in my backyard has finally died. That was one tough tropical plant. And now the music

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