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Someone started a fictional list of the worst songs of all time

There’s a building thread on Twitter started by @blainecapatch that’s a fictional rebuttal to Rolling Stone Magazine’s highly controversial list

Are Zoom meetings making you so self-conscious that you’re running for the plastic surgeon? You’re not alone. Now take a

Back to work after a short vacation. Things on these pages will be operating as normal for the next while.

The Model Plaid? Weird name, but hella fast! On to music news for September 24, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: Van

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

Can’t you hear them knocking? Mick, Keith and the rest of the Rolling Stones will be dancing in the streets

Tyrion turns 50 today. He used to front a punk band back in the day. As for other music news

It was on this day in 1873 that the Canadian government established the RCMP. As for music news on May

Today is Mark Zuckerberg’s birthday. Imagine the number of messages he’ll get today. On to music news for May 14,

Yes, we’re up and running again after nearly two weeks issues with our web hosting service. It was THEIR fault

Today is Facebook’s 15th birthday. In music news for February 4, 2019… Why is this music festival sending out invitations

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