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Jon Schaffer of the power metal band Iced Earth is now on the FBI’s Most Wanted list

Gee, when you storm the seat of government bent on damage, mayhem, and worse–and when the whole thing was caught

Happy Pi Day! Celebrate by doing some math involving 3.14159265359. And in music news for March 14, 2018… This summer’s Warped

Congratulations, Juggalos. You and your ilk cannot be legally classified as a gang. There’s a court case saying as much.

Astrologists say this could be the worst day of the year. Just warning you. Here’s what’s making music news on

Yesterday, Juggalos descended on DC to protest the FBI’s opinion that Insane Clown Posse fans are no different than gang

Well, that didn’t take long. Less than 24 hours after Donald Trump fired FBI Director James Comey, Father John Misty

The FBI is usually pretty good at keeping track of people they’re supposed to. The keyword there being usually. Unfortunately

…here it is.

Three weeks til spring. Three weeks til spring. Three weeks til spring. Music news now. So how does the money

Happy 22nd birthday, Eugenie Bouchard! And sorry for any issues you may have had with the website today. Something went

[NOTE: There have been developments in the arrest of Martin Shkreli, the owner of the one-and-only copy of the Wu

The Speaker Representation Business – Martin Perelmuter in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 018 January 18, 2021
It is a lot harder to become a paid speaker than you might imagine. While you may think that publishing a book is a surefire way to become sought after, there’s a lot more to it, actually! Sure, there are many authors, politicians and academics that companies pay big bucks to keynote events. There are […]
Mark Silver
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