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Random music news for Friday, July 16, 2021

That is one DEEP pool! Now let’s get deep with music news for July 16, 2021. This isn’t good: 954

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

Conspiracy theorists are going to love this: 5G Gin. Moving on: Music news for June 26, 2021. Mick Jagger’s lost

So you’re new to the world of vinyl. Where do you start? What are the essential records required for every

Few bands managed to get as many sounds out of a guitar as Sonic Youth. What was their secret? In

Music on rotating discs has been with us since the late 1800s. The vinyl record has been with us since

With no sign of vinyl sales slowing–in fact, they’re picking up–we’re running into supply and production issues. The result could

Want a pizza? Maybe you can use this thing. Take a look and then move on to music news for

Scientists have figured out the weight of all the COVID-19 viruses in the world. It’s not much. Ponder that as

That was some internet outage yesterday, huh? When Amazon goes down, you know it was bad. We’re okay now, so

Vinyl records come in two common sizes: the 7-inch single and the 12-inch LP. A less common size is the

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