With less than 48 hours to go before the MLS Cup, let's check around the internet and see how heavily promoted the game is.... at 10:30...

This article is purely an exercise in self-indulgent narcissism. Unlike Jann Wenner, I freely admit my biases as the co-founder of Beacon...

According to the website Consequence of Sound, Rolling Stone's Jann Wenner "personally dictated" U2’s Songs of Innocence to be the...

Back in 2012, I wrote a fictional short story and published it on the website Lulu. The short story sold for $0.00 (Free) and yet no one...

This is how I finished my article on What Happened to the Arena League? Back in July. "So long story short, THE ARENA LEAGUE (AFL) IS...

One of my all-time favorite songs is the timeless recording of the Land of a Thousand Dances. Which version? Well, mostly all of 'em....

According to multiple sources, Manute Bol was born on October 16, 1962. Now, yesterday, all across the web, that date is being changed...

Story Times Kiddies: So I was sitting in the drivers seat of the bus at the local school district. (Right where the middle school bus...

I came across a video a few weeks ago from the 2017 Loudwire Music Awards. It was the song Caught in a Mosh by Anthrax. I'm a sucker, so...

Editor's Note: Jan 24, 2016 Fred posted this opinion on Facebook before Beacon of Speech, the Blog, existed. He specifically tagged Joe...

I was at my Great Uncle's funeral on November 9. Saw a bunch of relatives that were 80+ that I hadn't seen in ages. My Dad's side of the...

Man am I takin' it on the ESPN comments section. Apparently taking a hard line stance on admitted drug abuser Josh Gordon is a very...

There's only a few bands out there that I'm excited about when they release new material. One of those magical bands is the metal band...

So Josh Gordon got himself re-instated to the Cleveland Browns, right after the trade deadline. Nice timing. Okay Jimmy Haslem, since...

Last week, the news broke from Saudi Arabia that its incoming leader, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, had a grand vision for the...

In my head, Spain is Spain. Since I was a kid Spain has never changed. I was vaguely aware of the Spanish Revolution in the 1930's and...

The spectacularly inconsistent punk band the Dead Milkmen have been kicking around since 1979. Their debut album Big Lizard in my...

I wanted to do an article about the American Can-Do Spirit and then reality turned it into a story of good ol' fashioned greed.... Last...

Ted, Just Admit It - Click Above Deep in my discography is Jane's Addiction's Major Label Debut Nothing's Shocking. Top to bottom, one of...

The Cleveland Browns have now fallen to 0-6 in 2017, 1-21 since they hired coach Hugh Jackson.... Aww, screw it. I'm tired about talking...

On July 12, 2012, the National Football League held its annual Supplemental Draft. 1 player and 1 player only was drafted that day. In...

So you got yourselves eliminated from the World Cup in Russia. Now what? Sorry Bruce Arena, you're fired. United States Soccer Federation...

Okay, we are going to dance as close to "the line" as possible today. Please excuse my vitriol. The Story of Harvey Weinstein is sending...

On Tuesday October 3, the Pixies were at the historic Cleveland Agora. A minute or two after 9 p.m., the band came on-stage and brought a...