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Random music news for Wednesday, July 14, 2021

If you’re over 30, you might be able to relate to this. (Via Tom) Stretch. Then try some music news

Maybe it’s the cautious Canadian in me, but watching the US and the UK start staging maskless, no-social-distancing public events

Like other domestic music industries around the world, things in Britain have been decimated by the coronavirus. In many cases,

Pandemic or not, Brits bought a lot of vinyl in 2020. In fact, sales nearly reached a 30-year high. This

Before get into music news for September 20, 2020, how can this pitch be legal? Coronavirus update 1: Some people

With everything we’re going through, the 2010s feels like a century ago. In reality, though, it’s been a little more

Since musicians can’t tour right now, there are big buses and vans just sitting idle. Why not put some of

Vinyl’s resurrection began with the establishment of Record Store Day in 2008. The venerable old format (est. c.1900) has seen

It looked grim for HMV UK just a few days ago when it appeared the chain was doomed to a

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca – AC] Anyone who has walked through London, England, knows that history lurks

Another day at leisure for the group, so everyone scattered to enjoy various areas of London before a farewell dinner.

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