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Random music news for Wednesday, March 18, 2020

With so many people being forced to stay home because of the coronavirus, you gotta wonder what’s gonna happen with

Every year when it comes to voting on who should be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,

On this day in 1896, National Geographic published its first picture of a woman with bare breasts. Scandalous. Moving to

*Sigh* It’s that time of year again when people are compelled to discuss which artists should be inducted into the

Come Tuesday (October 15), The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will reveal the class of 2020 nominees. All that

For some reason, it always takes a couple of weeks for HBO to edit together everything for annual The Rock

We were supposed to be on vacation as of today, winging out way to an exotic island in Indonesia. But

When the idea of a hall of fame for rock music was first discussed in the 80s, I was all

Happy birthday, Elton John. He turns 72 today. As for music news on March 25, 2019. RIP the mysterious Scott

What is loud rock music without the guitar? We need never wonder, but we can take the time to reflect

Say what you will about the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – who deserves to be in and what

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