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Random music news for Friday, September 3, 2021

Wanna buy a triceratops? Good news! Now some music news for September 3, 2021. At least four anti-vaxx American conservative

I’m officially off on vacation until July 12, but I can’t ignore music news, you know? Here’s what’s happening for

Let’s start the week with this cover of “You Oughta Know.’ You’re welcome. Now let’s try some music news for

Will Smith in politics? Could happen, Murcia. And now, music news for March 4, 2021. While the UK wants to

Today’s Groundhog Day? So what? The last year has been nothing but Groundhog Days. And there are still a lot

Don’t you hate it when people misuse the word “literally?” In this case, though, this is the correct usage. Tool

Should a baseball umpire be involved in something like this? Just askin’. Off to discuss music news for October 25,

It’s that time of year when I contemplate giving up on growing grass in the back yard. Two dogs will

The first-ever space shuttle launch happened on this day in 1981 as STS-1. It was Columbia–but we all know what

One of the great rock voices of all time was taken when Ronnie James Dio died of stomach cancer in

Stomach cancer took Ronnie James Dio from us in the spring of 2010 but thanks to hologramic miracles, he lives

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