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Random music news for Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Wanna see exactly how creepy and invasive Facebook is? Take a look at this. Once you’ve regained your composure, take

Not exactly a romantic song–more like a tale of a toxic relationship–but whatever.

Because we can never get enough of The Simpsons’ steamed hams. There should be an InstaPot update, if you ask

Turns out that penguins talk a lot like us. I wonder how you translate music news for February 8, 2020,

If Dolly the Cloned Sheep were still alive, she’d be 21 today. In music news for February 22, 2018… The

I’m a big fan of cover versions, especially the cases where the remake is better than the original. Here is

It’s nearly impossible to imagine the Clash as anything other than a four piece punk rock band, but an outfit

1. American singer Gloria Jones was the first one to record “Tainted Love,” which was written and produced by Ed

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