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It's Episode 110! Talk segments from the radio show this week! If you would like to listen to the full show with music, you can CLICK HERE . Can trick-or-treating technically count as extortion? What happens if you sell a haunted house in Massachusetts? This Halloween, I’m taking a break from music-industry news to explore weird Halloween laws, spooky Massachusetts history, the Salem witch trials,...

It's Episode 109!  Talk segments from the radio show this week! If you would like to listen to the full show with music, you can CLICK HERE . This week: The Beatles’ Rubber Soul turns 60 with a special edition packed with rare recordings, YouTube Music starts labeling AI-generated songs, and a new law aims to boost music tourism. Plus, I’m sharing a concert-ticket horror story involving Olivia Rod...

It's episode 108!  Talk segments from the radio show this week! If you would like to listen to the show with music, you can CLICK HERE . This week, I'm breaking down four music-industry stories affecting independent artists: DistroKid takedowns following Universal Music Group's lawsuit, a proposed change to US songwriter streaming royalties, Meta's restrictions on TikTok advertising, and Instagram...

It's Episode 107! Talk segments from the radio show this week! If you would like to listen to the show with music, you can CLICK HERE . This week: How hard is it to actually make money as an independent musician? This week, I dig into a new report showing that 74% of surveyed independent artists earned less than $1,000 from music over the past year. Plus, a Spotify outage highlights how dependent...

Here are the talk segments from the radio show this week! You can CLICK HERE to listen to the entire show with music. It’s Episode 106! This week we dive into the Jason Isbell and Suno AI lawsuit, the 2026 Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees, and U2 celebrating 50 years as a band. Plus, music history, local events, and plenty of great music from independent artists including The Bellwether...

Time: ~11 min. Here are the talk segments from this week's radio show! You can CLICK HERE to listen to the entire hour radio show with music. This week- UMG just sued DistroKid for allegedly allowing AI generated music to flood streaming platforms, Suno launched its new V6 models using licensed music. And then got sued again anyway. Spotify just launched a program to actively support 10,000 emergi...

Time: ~17 min. It's Episode 104! Also my first ever show on WVAO 105.9 in Athol! This week I'm introducing myself to the radio audience through music and stories, honoring the late Jorge Rodriguez aka Tasteless Jack who we lost recently, and covering some music-related news. Harvard Medical School just published a study finding that traffic deaths in the US jump 15% on major album release days. Al...

Time: ~29 min. It's Episode 103- and I have some big personal news! After three years in Massachusetts I am going back to radio on WVAO 105.9 in Athol, starting Wednesday September 9th, 11am to noon with a replay at 8pm. It's a modified version of this show with a lot more music and they have an app so you can listen from anywhere! The podcast will continue. I'll be uploading the radio segments to...

Time: ~30 min.  It's Episode 102. It has been an up-and-down couple of weeks. First I received a very special award. Then last week the Massachusetts music community lost two incredible musicians within a day of each other - Linda Pardee, co-founder of The Chelsea Curve, and Worcester's own Jorge Rodriguez, known to so many of us as Tasteless Jack. This episode is for them. I'm playing music from...

Time: ~27 min. It's Episode 101! This week a global coalition of major AND independent labels just proposed a framework to ban AI generated music from official chart rankings worldwide. Payola is strong in social media. Influencers are openly accepting secret payments from record labels to promote music without disclosing it to their audiences. And small community arts organizations across the cou...

Time: ~29 min. It's Episode 100!! This week instead of music news I'm doing something a little different: A recap of the top 5 music news stories I've covered across 99 episodes. I also have an important update on the Live Nation DOJ settlement comment period, a personal story about a musician who needs some support right now, music history, and an all-women indie music lineup from Phoenix, Centra...

Time: ~31min. It's Episode 99! This week Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey just introduced legislation to cap ticket resale prices and it's named after a Noah Kahan album. Sony just filed a brand new lawsuit against AI music generator Udio, and this time we're talking 30,000 songs and $4.5 billion in potential damages. TikTok is testing a deepfake detection tool and it involves scanning your fac...

Time: ~27 min. It's Episode 98! International artists are being priced and processed out of touring in the US, and the numbers are really alarming. StubHub's CEO was just exposed as a part owner of a fund that scalps tickets on his own platform (yes, really). And the DOJ's proposed Live Nation settlement is now open for public comment until September 4th, meaning you actually have a chance to weig...

Time: ~30 min. It's Episode 97! Live Nation is back in court trying to throw out the jury verdict that found them guilty of running a monopoly. Twenty-nine artist and songwriter organizations around the world just sent a very clear message to the music industry about AI consent. And podcast consumption in the US just hit 812 million hours per week, which means if you're not thinking about podcasti...

Time: ~32 min. It’s Episode 96! This week's episode is a good one. We've got an indie artist who is suing Spotify over some pretty alarming algorithm allegations, the heartbreaking story of the singer behind Josie and the Pussycats who has seen almost nothing in residuals in 25 years, a guy in the UK who just got sentenced to prison for burning CDs in 2026 (yes you read that right) and Olivia Rodr...

Time: ~35 min. It’s Episode 95! It has been a very full few weeks and I have a LOT to catch you up on. First and most importantly — Montapalooza happened. Our first ever music festival went down on May 30th and I have so much to tell you about it. This week's music news is wild. Google is arguing that uploading your music to YouTube may have already given them permission to use it for AI training,...

Time: ~28 min. It’s Episode 94! This week's episode has a theme that I didn't totally plan but I love: Authenticity. We've got a story about a company that got caught running fake fan networks for major artists, a fascinating look at how music actually lands on Netflix and what that means for indie artists, a marketing tip about humanizing your brand, some music history, indie tracks from Boston,...

Time: 28 min. It’s Episode 93! This episode has a theme running through it whether I planned it that way or not. AI is everywhere, it's causing real damage to real people, and the industry is starting to fight back. We've got a story about an artist defamation suit that genuinely made my jaw drop, some big moves from Spotify, a wild statistic about how many new podcasts are actually fake, and a sc...

Time: ~30 min. It’s Episode 92! Scene Mom is BACK! I have missed you! I just got home from the most epic solo cross-country road trip and I am rested, recharged, and ready to jump back in. Got to see so many amazing people, caught some incredible live music, and the desert did its best to completely dehydrate me. This week's episode is a good one. We've got some big music industry news that has pe...

Time: ~36 min. It’s Episode 91! We've got some crazy music news this week. The first ever federal criminal conviction for AI streaming fraud just happened, Sony pulled over 135,000 deepfake songs from streaming platforms, and Spotify announced something that honestly should have existed years ago. Plus your weekly marketing tip, some music history, another nerdy science story about anxiety that I...

Time: ~34min. It’s episode 90! I know, two weeks in a row, I'm on a roll! This week I've got five indie tracks for you including another artist who'll be playing Montapalooza in May, a breakdown of what the Supreme Court's AI copyright decision actually means for creators, Kelly Clarkson calling out American Idol on live TV, and a marketing tip that's all about where your promo dollars can go furt...

Time: ~33 min. It’s Episode 89! In this episode, I’m covering some major music news, including The U.S. government’s antitrust case against Live Nation has suddenly been settled, but the story isn’t over yet as dozens of states plan to continue pursuing the fight over ticketing competition and consumer harm. I also break down Apple Music’s new “AI transparency tags,” designed to label when artific...

Time: ~32 min. It’s Episode 88! This week I’m breaking down some big power shifts currently happening in the music industry. Growing fallout at Wasserman and artist departures, and the ongoing Live Nation and Ticketmaster antitrust lawsuit and why consumer advocates are worried it won’t move forward. I also talk about TikTok’s new hyper-local “Local Feed” feature, what it could mean for artist dis...

Time: ~31 min It’s Episode 87! This week covering a wide range of music industry news, indie music, and marketing insights for artists and creators. I chat about the Super Bowl’s music spotlight, including reactions to the halftime show and a musician’s response to lip-sync accusations. I also break down why TikTok Shop is ending independent seller shipping, what that means for brands and creators...

Time: ~30 min. It’s Episode 86! This week I dive into the latest music industry shifts, starting with Bandcamp's bold new policy to officially ban music generated by artificial intelligence to "keep Bandcamp human". We recap the historic wins from the 68th Grammy Awards, where Bad Bunny made history with the first Spanish-language Album of the Year, and discuss why artists should—and do—use their...