Decibel and Docket
By Dave Brooks
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Decibel and Docket is a podcast at the intersection of the music business, live entertainment and the justice system. Hosted by veteran entertainment journalist Dave Brooks and attorney Mike Seville, this weekly podcast examines major legal stories and headlines affecting artists, content creators and the business of culture.
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Private Equity Is Quietly Taking Over Youth Sports: Why and How Kids Games Became Big Money for Big Money
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Sep 11, 2026 |
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Confronting The Ticket Resale Crisis at the U.S. Open - How Stubhub and Seatgeek Have Turned Live Entertainment Upside Down
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Sep 04, 2026 |
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Did Trump Tip the Scales for Live Nation + Understanding Rostr's Gender Parity Study
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Aug 30, 2026 |
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Who Killed California's Anti-Ticket Scalping Law? + How Did Ellie Goulding Not Know Her Managers Were Owned by Live Nation?
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Aug 21, 2026 |
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Picking The Worst Cities For Live Music - Breaking Down Decibel's Underserved Music Markets List
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Aug 10, 2026 |
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Paramount Bets Billions, AI Breaks the Rules and a Lawyer Pauses the Show
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Jul 31, 2026 |
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Straight Outta the Conference Room: How a Deposition Uncovered a Murder Witness Hiding in a Civil Lawsuit
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Jul 26, 2026 |
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StubHub's Sketchy Hedge Funds Have Created A Conflict Crisis for Scalpers + Lawsuits Arising From The Ashes of Chicago's Pitchfork Festival
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Jul 17, 2026 |
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Tsunami of Scandals Engulf Stubhub + California's Fight To Reign in Resale Prices Featuring Randy Nichols (Episode 25)
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Jul 03, 2026 |
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Rapino in the White House: Did Trump Meeting Hurt Live Nation's Settlement Talks + Ticket Fraud Rising on Stubhub for World Cup Fans
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Jun 27, 2026 |
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Did Lawyers Against Live Nation Get A $40M Antitrust Lawsuit Bounty For Prevailing Over Ticketmaster + Russell Simmons Can't Shake #MeToo Rape Case By Trying to Hide Out in Jakarta
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Jun 19, 2026 |
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Where Were The Artists in The Live Nation Case? (DOJ Postscript on Antitrust Case) + What's A-Peel-Ing About A Banana Costume At A Punk Show?
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Jun 12, 2026 |
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What the F*** Is M.I.A. Telling Kid Cudi Fans? + Exposing the FIFA World Cup Bait And Switch
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Jun 05, 2026 |
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All the Crazy S#!* Artists Are Saying About Trump's 'America 250' Concert + Live Nation Lawyers GET TESTY in Bid To Overturn Antitrust Ruling (Episode 20)
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May 29, 2026 |
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Is the Live Nation Settlement CORRUPT AF + Patrick Ryan with Eventellect on What Sports Can Teach Live Music About Ticket Resale
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May 22, 2026 |
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Live Nation BREAKUP LOOMS + Is the term SCALPER kind of RACIST + Should Prosecutors Be BANNED From Using RAP LYRICS
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May 15, 2026 |
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The Curious Case of Clavicular: How Much Trouble is the Looksmaxxing Influencer In? + Thomas Cussins On How Spotify Could Do More to Stop AI Piracy (Ep17)
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May 08, 2026 |
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Live Nation & Ticketmaster Breakup? Dave and Mike Talk About Antitrust Penalties Phase + California Lawmakers Weigh Ticket Resale Cap Crackdown (Ep16)
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May 01, 2026 |
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The Case For Breaking Up Live Nation & Ticketmaster, Cornell Lawyer Explains + Coachella's Lawyer Jason Bernstein Talks Practicing Law for AEG (EP 15)
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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Live Nation Verdict Aftermath w/ Randy Nichols + Bieberchella Hit By Stubhub's Fraudapalooza featuring Scott Friedman (EP14)
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Apr 18, 2026 |
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Inside The Kanye West Image Rehabilitation Plan + Live Nation Antitrust Case Goes To The Jury
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Apr 11, 2026 |
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BONUS EPISODE: In-depth Q&A with Andrew Dreskin, co-founder of Ticketfly and Ticketweb
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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Nathaniel Marro from NITO Talks DOJ Settlement + Ticketfly Founder Andrew Dreskin On What He Told the DOJ During the Live Nation & Ticketmaster Merger
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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Ep. 11 || Why America Loves Seeing Afroman Do The Cops Dirty + How Chance and Pat's Divorce Got So Messy AND the $10M AI Streaming Music Crime Spree at Spotify
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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Ep. 10 || Rapino Prepares To Take the Stand in Live Nation Case + Bricc Baby Fed Drama
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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SLACK SCANDAL! Randy Nichols Joins Dave to Break Down Live Nation 'Rob 'Em Blind' + Secret Rapino Hard Call Phone Call Recordings,
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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Ep. 9 || Settlement Shocker: The Fight Shifts to the States after DOJ and Live Nation Announce Historic Truce
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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BONUS EPISODE: SDNY Reporter Matthew Lee with Inner City Press Talks Live Nation / DOJ Settlement
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Ep. 8 | Has Live Nation Already Lost The DOJ Case? + 'Ticket Masters' Co-Author Dean Budnick Weighs In On Live Nation Courtroom Drama
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Mar 07, 2026 |
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Ep. 7 | Investigating the Missing Live Nation Legal Report
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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Ep. 6 | Randy Nichols Talks About Meeting With Top DOJ Brass, Understanding Recent Ruling in Antitrust Case
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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Breaking News: Durbin Talks Slater Exit Amid Live Nation Case
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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Live Nation Close To Settling Antitrust Case? Plus Chaos At The Wasserman Agency Following The Epstein Scandal And Kat Leon From Holy Wars Talks Touring As An Indie Artist
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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Episode 4: The Plan to Scam Jeffrey Epstein + Drake Appeals "Not Like Us" + NIVA's fight for Milwaukee's Indie Venues
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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Decibel & Docket, Episode 3: "We're All Smoking the Same Dope" Breaking Down Kid Rock's Wild Senate Hearing on Ticketmaster, Live Nation and Ticket Scalping
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Jan 31, 2026 |
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Decibel & Docket, Episode 2: AXS vs High Tech Scalpers and AI app UDIO Settles with Merlin
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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Decibel & Docket Episode 1
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Jan 18, 2026 |