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Random music news for Monday, October 18, 2021

TikTok tics? This doesn’t sound good. Moving on to music news for October 18, 2021. That bow-and-arrow terrorist attack in

On this day in 1991, Nirvana’s Nevermind, BloodSugarSexMagick, and Badmotorfinger from Soundgarden were all released. Yes, on the same day.

Interesting. Does Alzheimer’s begin in the liver? Now I’m paranoid about that next drink. I am, however, fully confident in

Back in April, Radiohead decided it was time to get on the TikTok bandwagon. If you’re a follower, you’ve seen

Gimme. NOW. As for music news for August 24, 2021… A UK study confirms that it’s possible to hold full-capacity

Turns out it’s not that hard to write an AC/DC song. Helpful. (Via DB)

TikTok is the rarest of unicorns, a tech company that has blown up so much that it’s starting to rival

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

Beetle juice! And yes, I spelled that right. Enjoy that and then move on to music news for July 10,

If you’re still being very careful about wearing a mask, here’s one that takes things to a whole new level.

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