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Random music news for Thursday, October 14, 2021

Here are some new developments with VR. THAT kind of VR. Think about that as we go through music for

Aliens? Here’s hoping. Then with music news for October 13, 2021… Back to aliens for a second: Demi Levato says

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca – AC] A couple of weeks back, someone sent me a picture of

First, it was a 2018 fire at a Texas petrochemical plant that cause a shortage. In early 2020, the Apollo

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

Maybe this is my problem. Anyone got some good bacteria? Moving to music news for September 16, 2021… There will

If you’ve been into a record store recently, you may have noticed that the prices of new vinyl records have

[This was my column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] One night while trying something other than endlessly doomscrolling for stories about

This image arrived with my email the other day. Nearly fifty dollars for a slab of vinyl? That’s nothing. Crawdaddy

A COVID vaccine in a pill? We could be close to one. Consider that as we go through music news

Three people died and two more were taken to hospital because of carbon monoxide poisoning at a Michican music festival.

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