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Random music news for Saturday, September 4, 2021

Helmet has canceled their headlining tour. They’ve got COVID concerns. Speaking of which, it looks like it could be a

[Neat Coffee Shop is an odd place outside of Ottawa. Even during COVID times, it’s managed to stage a number

When do you have your Thanksgiving dinner? Is it Sunday or Monday? We’re doing ours today so we get a

I have a rat living in my backyard. You’d think that with two English bull terriers living here that they’d

Today is the eleventh annual Record Store Day, the day when we celebrate the glories and pleasures of hanging around

As preparations continue for the annual Record Store Day on the third Saturday in April, the Sheepdogs have been named

Fine wine, great food, live music, and a beautiful outdoor venue – sounds like a fantastic night, right? Actually, you

One more sleep until the long weekend. Hang in there. And now, some music news. Well, this is awkward. Ewan

If you need to take a break from listening to Prince, here are eleven new songs (well, ten new and

People have been getting high and listening to music forever. Alcohol, herbs, potions, smoke, chemicals–they’ve all been used to heighten the

Check out the just-released official video for “Downtown,” a single from their upcoming album, Future Nostalgia. It’ll be out October 2.

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