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The Ongoing History of New Music Encore Presentation: Great Lost Albums

Making an album is straightforward, right? You write some song, go into a studio and a few months later, something

[Gilles LeBlanc has been following the story about the anonymous rape allegations against Maynard James Keenan of Tool/A Perfect Circle.

Don’t you love it when artists take extra care when it comes to packaging a new release? Take the case

Yesterday (April 20), A Perfect Circle released its first album in more than 13 years. While Maynard James Keenan doesn’t

I’m sure it’s a complete coincidence that the first A Perfect Circle album in 14 years is set for release

It’s a given that any band headed up by Maynard James Keenan will come up with interesting ways to promote

Tool hasn’t released an album since 2006, but Maynard James Keenan’s other band, A Perfect Circle, has been absent from

Tool drummer Danny Carey went on the record last week saying that there will “definitely” be a Tool album in

This was a momentous day for music in 1954. Texas Instruments introduced the first-ever transistor radio: the Regency TR-1. And

It’s been more than eleven years since Tool released an album of new material, but we haven’t seen a full

It was on this day that The Pill was approved for use in the US. That didn’t change society much,

Born into the Beautiful Game – James Easton in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 017 January 13, 2021
The Easton family has played a vital role in shaping the North American soccer landscape for almost 50 years. In the early 70’s, Jim Easton Sr. uprooted his family from Scotland to take the job as the inaugural head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps. Over his time in the role, Jim and his family fell […]
Mark Silver
In Search of a Digital Media Business Model – Chris Skinner in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 016 December 26, 2020
Traditional media businesses have long struggled to realize the opportunity with digital. Giving away free ad-supported content has backfired with Facebook and Google now controlling the relationship with the audience and all their associated behavioural data and preferences. What has emerged, thanks to Netflix, is that people will pay for good content, which is really […]
Mark Silver
Leadership Born on the Pitch – Eva Havaris in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 015 December 15, 2020
Being a truly great leader is not about title or tenure. Regardless of seniority, natural-born leaders rise above obstacles to influence those around them and rally around a common goal. Eva Havaris has been that kind of leader from a young age, first on the pitch and later in the boardroom. In this episode, Eva […]
Mark Silver