Ten songs is a weekly playlist from Jason Tate featuring songs enjoyed over the previous week. It is included in every edition of the Liner Notes newsletter and is free to sign up for via email.
This playlist is available on Spotify and Apple Music.
Read More “8/13/23 (Ten Songs)” This week’s newsletter breaks down some thoughts on music, entertainment, apps, and other stuff I checked out over the past week. As always, there’s a playlist of ten songs worth your time, and this week’s supporter Q&A post can be found here.
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Read More “Liner Notes (August 13th, 2023)”
I have a reoccurring reminder to reflect on the state of Chorus at least once a year. The idea is to pull all the numbers together, get an idea of how things are going, and make plans for the future of the website. I realized today that I hadn’t done this since 2021.
So, it was a morning of looking at spreadsheets. And I see a few obvious trends. The first is that the cost of running the website has increased. The most significant cost increase comes from our hosting provider unilaterally hiking prices 20% in April after being bought by another company. Cool. Second, the online advertising industry (already tenuous at best) has yet to recover to pre-pandemic levels. I charted the last two years, and we’re continuing to trend downward.
Read More “The (Not So) Annual State of Chorus.fm”
Ten songs is a weekly playlist from Jason Tate featuring songs enjoyed over the previous week. It is included in every edition of the Liner Notes newsletter and is free to sign up for via email.
This playlist is available on Spotify and Apple Music.
Read More “8/6/23 (Ten Songs)” This week’s newsletter looks at the new album from The Maine and the band’s almost decade long hot streak. This week’s supporter Q&A post can be found here.
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Read More “Liner Notes (August 6th, 2023)”
Ten songs is a weekly playlist from Jason Tate featuring songs enjoyed over the previous week. It is included in every edition of the Liner Notes newsletter and is free to sign up for via email.
This playlist is available on Spotify and Apple Music.
Read More “7/22/23 (Ten Songs)” Another week. Another newsletter. You know the drill by now. This week’s supporter Q&A post can be found here.
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Read More “Liner Notes (July 22nd, 2023)”
Ten songs is a weekly playlist from Jason Tate featuring songs enjoyed over the previous week. It is included in every edition of the Liner Notes newsletter and is free to sign up for via email.
This playlist is available on Spotify and Apple Music.
Read More “7/9/23 (Ten Songs)” This week’s newsletter has lengthy thoughts on Threads and the future of social media. Then I touched a little on the music and entertainment I enjoyed last week. As always, there’s a playlist of ten songs, and this week’s supporter Q&A post can be found here.
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Read More “Liner Notes (July 9th, 2023)”
We have reached the halfway mark of 2023. Time keeps on moving, doesn’t it? How about spending some time on this Fourth of July holiday recapping the year in music? Below, you will find both our combined staff top 30, as well as individual lists from our contributors and moderators. Hopefully, you will find something new to love.
Note: You can share your own list in our music forum.
Read More “The Best Albums of 2023 (So Far)”
Ten songs is a weekly playlist from Jason Tate featuring songs enjoyed over the previous week. It is included in every edition of the Liner Notes newsletter and is free to sign up for via email.
This playlist is available on Spotify and Apple Music.
Read More “7/2/23 (Ten Songs)” This week’s newsletter has thoughts on the Emo book, thoughts on music out this week, and random musings from a long weekend in the sun. There’s also a playlist of ten songs worth your time, and this week’s supporter Q&A post can be found here.
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Read More “Liner Notes (July 2nd, 2023)”
Ten songs is a weekly playlist from Jason Tate featuring songs enjoyed over the previous week. It is included in every edition of the Liner Notes newsletter and is free to sign up for via email.
This playlist is available on Spotify and Apple Music.
Read More “6/24/23 (Ten Songs)” This week’s newsletter looks at new music out this week and has some other random thoughts about music and entertainment. There’s also a playlist of ten songs worth your time, and this week’s supporter Q&A post can be found here.
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Read More “Liner Notes (June 24th, 2023)”
Ten songs is a weekly playlist from Jason Tate featuring songs enjoyed over the previous week. It is included in every edition of the Liner Notes newsletter and is free to sign up for via email.
This playlist is available on Spotify and Apple Music.
Read More “6/18/23 (Ten Songs)”