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Tool is about to release a new “expanded book edition” of Fear Inoculum

After a highly successful launch of the insanely complex Fear Inoculum CD package (an built-in HD video screen? C’mon!), you’d

It’s been one month since Tool’s Fear Inoculum was released. It’s since become one of the best-selling physical releases of

Welcome to week three of the return of Tool. How are things are going for Fear Inoculum? It’s worth watching

Fear Inoculum was the big album story of the release of August 30. When the smoke cleared, Tool had the

After knocking Taylor Swift’s Lover out of the top spot on the album charts throughout the world, Tool continues to

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. -AC] If you’re not a fan of Tool, you’re excused from reading this

Overkill? It would be if (a) the album wasn’t as good as it is and (b) we didn’t need an

At midnight local time today, Tool’s long-awaited fifth album, Fear Inoculum, appeared online both for a download and streaming. If

The early reviews on the new Tool album are in–and it looks like we’re dealing with a five-star record. From

[This theory has been posited by contributor Brent Chittenden. Fascinating. And plausible. -AC] Yesterday, we finally got some details on

As of today, it’s been 13 years, 3 months, and 5 days in Tool released their last album, 10,000 Days.

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 […]
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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 […]
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