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Random music news for Thursday, September 17, 2020

Steve? Was that you? I wouldn’t doubt it. Take a read and then come on back for music news for

My hair has turned into a reverse mullet with all the party at the front. Soon I may have no

Thirty-five years ago, John Denver was the host of choice for the Grammy Awards. And because it was also when

There have been many, many times over the last one hundred years when technology has changed the way we make

It was very hot in Death Valley on this day in 1913 when it reached 57 C. I think that’s

NAMM, the big gathering of music gear manufacturers, took place last week in Anaheim. Along with all the displays on

Alan R. Pearlman spent a chunk of the 60s designing amplifiers used in the Gemini and Apollo space programs. But

It’s been a long time since Moog brought out an old-school polyphonic synth like this–more than 35 years, in fact.

Reverb.com has a series called “The Synth Sounds Of…” wherein the keyboard sounds of classic albums are explained. In this

April 9, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Synthesizers

Back in 1980, electronic keyboards were still very new and mysterious. A PBS series called 3-2-1 Contact did its best

Back in 1979, a documentary called The New Sound of Music appeared, digging into the new technology surrounding synthesizers and

Intimate gatherings of sports fans and media personalities – Kevin Kennedy in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 012 November 25, 2020
No matter the sport, passionate fans and pundits have long debated the goings-on in the clubhouse or on the pitch of every pro sports team. For most of us, this dialogue and discord are limited to Twitter, or perhaps yelling at sports talk radio hosts in our cars. If you were paying slightly more attention, […]
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The Business of Independent Production – Don Young in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 011 November 18, 2020
Canadians have long heard about Canadian content, aka CanCon. What most outside of the broadcast business don’t generally realize is that much of that content is actually subsidized by the private broadcasters, such as Bell Media and Rogers Media. Many independent producers have made a career, and a lot of money, perfecting the art of […]
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Reaching new VR frontiers – Laura Mingail in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 010 November 10, 2020
Pushing boundaries and breaking with convention takes more than confidence, especially when you’re working inside a media giant. To do this in an authentic and meaningful way one needs to truly believe that they can make a difference, for the greater good. Laura Mingail has done just that in many of her roles, and as […]
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