Thursday is Pennsylvania Native Species Day. Tom Knezik, president of Pinelands Direct Native Plants and co-host of the Native Plants Healthy Planet podcast, talks about the importance of native flowers and trees, the invasive species that are taking over the area, and Let’s talk about why you should leave native plants alone. Grass grows naturally.
Overturning the notion that record sales are a relic of the past, sales in 2023 will exceed sales in the 1990s and outpace CD sales. Surprisingly, half of record buyers believe they are buying music as a product, not for listening to it. The music industry is experiencing rapid change, from the rise of streaming services to the impact of pandemic-related concert cancellations and the emergence of hologram concerts. And advances like AI will enable the release of new music by long-lost stars. We talk about the economics of music with Jeff Aplutzes, program director of the Music Industry Program at Drexel University’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design. Brielle Kimmins, also known as April Fool’s Child, will also be in attendance. She began her singing career by rejecting her major label and deciding to produce music independently. The Philadelphia artist is currently studying music business law at Berklee College of Music. Plus, 48 Record Bar’s creative director Joey Sweeney talks about the city’s unique record listening experience.
