Aug. 13, 2020
Episode 23: Interview with Jason Tate - Founder and Owner of Chorus.fm and Absolutepunk.net
In our 23rd episode, we're joined by Jason Tate - Founder and owner of Chorus.fm (formerly Absolutepunk.net). Jason has been a lifelong fan of punk/punk adjacent music and has parlayed this passion into arguably the biggest music site of its kind (and he's done it twice). The 3 of us grew up visiting Absolutepunk.net and continue to visit Chorus.fm to this day. We cover Jason's come up with the Absolutepunk.net, the growth of the site over the years, the sale to SpinMedia and subsequent buyback, the current music climate, and tons of music nerdery. If you're a music nerd, this episode is for you.
(On this episode: (0:00) Podcast/episode intro and guest introduction. (3:02) Interview with Jason Tate starts. (97:00) Post interview thoughts and reaction to the episode
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