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KIALLA is releasing a coronavirus album created in real time

We’ve all seen the artists live-streaming performances in the past week, an effort to remain sharp and creative while providing

It’s the kind of media stunt that’s so obvious and so good, you wonder why it didn’t happen earlier. Ozzy

For a band that’s been around for 30 years and is one of the foundational building blocks of alternative rock,

We’re due for another Foo Fighters album in 2020 and it looks like Dave and Co. are only too happy

When word started coming down about a new Leonard Cohen album there was real buzz. Since his death in 2016

On Thursday, word came down that blink-182 was jumping from BMG (an indie label these days) to Columbia (part of

…Fear Inoculum. And it’s coming August 30. Seriously. View this post on Instagram FEAR INOCULUM, Aug 30th, 2019 Album Art,

Even though Tool has been pretty clear that the new album will be out August 30, there are still people

As Tool rolls through Europe, they’ve been playing new material from an album that will (allegedly, hopefully, amazingly) be released

I’ll just say it: unless an extinction-level asteroid hits the planet in the next few months, we are going to

Reader Matt got this email from Toolband.com yesterday. Maintenance? Or are they, er, tooling up for the release of the

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