Here are the first dates for my Fall 2025 speaking tour!
After taking a bit of a summer break, I’ll be on the road again this fall with more speaking dates and personal appearances. Here’s the first tranche. More to come!
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Jack White doesn’t like Donald Trump’s Oval Office design aesthetic
What has Trump done to the Oval Office? He’s turned into a tacky gold-festooned whore’s palace using what looks like material bought on Temu. Jack White is not impressed. He writes: “Look at
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Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry, episode 47: Morris Levy–Music’s Most Mobbed-Up Man, Part 1
There are all kinds of shady and dangerous creatures lurking in the music industry. Since about the mid-20th century, the mob has found ways to extract money by getting involved in record labels,
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The One Minute Music Book Club: A Heavy Metal History Lesson
I love digging into the inspiration behind songs, especially if the track turns out to be based on real events. A Heavy Metal History Lesson by Josh Putnam does just that. Putnam is
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Inside the audio and mixing process at The Sphere in Las Vegas
The Sphere really is a technological marvel. I saw one of the U2 shows in December 2023 and I was completely blown away by…well, everything, really. I paid particular attention to the sound
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A must-read about the enshittification of streaming
Catherine Harrison is a Canadian musician, researcher, and advocate for improving the state of mental health in the music industry. She’s just published this article on the “enshittification” (a wonderful word) about streaming
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This guy turned Donald Trump’s weird speech patterns into a full album
Donald Trump is losing it. At 79, he’s not coherent more than half the time with his “weave,” mispronunciations, weirdly erratic tangents, and increasing issues with finding the right words. The man is
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Ongoing History Daily: Negativland ashes
There are all kinds of gimmicks when it comes to getting us to buy physical music media. Artists and labels need ways to convince us to spend the extra money on buying CDs,
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Random music news for Wednesday, August 20, 2025
John Caroff has died at the age of 103. He was the designer of the famous James Bond 007 logo. As for music news for August 20, 2025… BONUS: Elmo at the Grand
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Batsh*t story of the day: Gerad Way of My Chemical Romance is a “reptilian” demon
I’m sure Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance has been called many things over the course of his life, but this has to be a new one. A TikTok user under the handle
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Oasis is having a big effect on the British and Irish economy
The Oasis reunion tour is about six weeks old and hasn’t left the UK and Ireland yet, but already it’s a massive generator of economic activity, both positive and negative. Here are some
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