I love Coloring Book [https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/coloring-book/id1113239004?mt=1&app=music] , so much so that I've been bumping nothing but Chance's 3rd mixtape since it dropped. From top to bottom, it's a work of...
I love The Clone Wars. Now that Mike has been working his way through the show, it's cool to have a chance to talk about it on the podcast. The Mortis story arc is vastly different to anything else you'll...
Available today on NoiseTrade [http://noisetrade.com/acceptance/noisetrade-sampler] is a 5 track sampler of Acceptance songs. Two of these have never been available for download before while three of them are acoustic tracks originally released on the Undone EP,...
I bought a new microphone! After a ton of research, I settled on the Shure Beta 87A with a Tascam 2x2 interface to power it. I'm now recording through Logic as well. I think the sound quality of this episode...
For nearly as long as I've fought to regain access [https://jacobtender.net/blog/reclaiming-a-twitter-handle-my-seven-year-wait/] to the handle I am currently using on Twitter, I have been attempting to get @tender—the short and sweet one-word jackpot of a handle...
There are some seriously messed up fan theories out there. > In the seventh episode of Bantha Fodder, Mike and Jacob discuss the possibilities of who Rey isn't. One by one, they eliminate the possibilities and offer up some theories of...
Jason Tate has bought back the Absolutepunk [http://absolutepunk.net] name and URL from SPIN Group and launched a new platform [http://forum.chorus.fm] for the community to move to. > I had started my first business, AbsolutePunk, LLC, as...
This week I mentioned to Mike a theory that might ruffle a few feathers. > In the sixth episode of Bantha Fodder, Mike and Jacob debate whether or not the death of a classic Star Wars hero was set into motion...
I take in a lot of media. I listen to a lot of podcasts, I watch a few TV shows, and I’m subscribed to several YouTube channels I just don’t want to miss out on. As the number...
Yep, we're continuing on with this podcast thing. It's been going pretty well. I think we're catching our stride. Oh, we're now on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/banthafodderfm/] and Instagram [http://instagram.com/banthafodderfm] for you social media fiends,...
Thank you to everyone that has left a review on iTunes or shared the show with friends. It's because of you that we made it into the "New & Noteworthy" section of the iTunes podcast directory, which is definitely cool. > In...
Chris Miller (AKA Darth Hound [http://twitter.com/Darth_Hound]) is several features into an insightful series on The Force Awakens and its characters on The Star Wars Report. > According to the Visual Dictionary and the novelization, Snoke sees Kylo...
Mike went all out on the production of this one. The first few seconds are the best! > In the third episode of Bantha Fodder, Mike and Jacob chat about Star Wars viewing orders—primarily the advantages and disadvantages of Machete...
At some point, years after I loaded her MP3 player up with key tracks from Bayside and The Starting Line, my sister has officially become more savvy than I when it comes to emerging musical trends. I owe my love...
Like many, I've been woefully behind on the events happening in Flint, Michigan. I'm just a state over, but only recently heard about the awful situation those in Flint are dealing with regarding the complete contamination of their water supply...
We're rolling along now with Bantha Fodder. Two episodes in and we're catching our stride. > In the second episode of Bantha Fodder Mike and Jacob talk about re-watching Star Wars, both in the theater and at home. Each recount some...
I've begun podcasting about Star Wars with my friend Mike Comite. Episode 1 is available now on iTunes [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bantha-fodder/id1076135889?mt=2]. > In the first episode of Bantha Fodder, Mike and Jacob dig into...
Claudio Sanchez, singer of Coheed and Cambria: > For my mother, who told me the new Coheed record is just as good, if not better, than the new Adele. :) Honestly, what else is a mother suppose to say to her son....
It’s been a week more than three years since The Starting Line played St. Andrew’s Hall in Detroit for their Say It Like You Mean It anniversary tour. It was at that show that I came to terms...
While presiding over web content at Substream, I came into contact with a guy named Brandon Whalen. Brandon wrote a number [http://substreammagazine.com/author/brandon-whalen/] of humor pieces for the site—some of the best pieces I published during...
Tilian has a new song on the market from his upcoming album, Perfect Enemy called "Satellite." The album is available for pre-order now on iTunes [https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/perfect-enemy/id1057299238?at=10lPxg&mt=1&app=music] and...
Rdio has withdrawn [https://curbside.audio/blog/2015/11/rdio-files-for-bankuptcy-pandora-buys-pieces] from the streaming race by filing Ch. 11 and selling its assets to Internet radio giant Pandora. In a blog post [http://blog.rdio.com/us/2015/11/important-news-from-rdio.html]...
If there was a band that my girlfriend and I could describe as ours, it would be Lydia. They were the first band we saw together and we've seen them twice since. The latest show was in the same venue...
So long, The Cab. Hello Bohnes. As he teased [https://twitter.com/alexanderdeleon/status/657365348069437440] to some of my friends and I on Twitter just a week ago, Alexander DeLeon is back with a new project and he's going all...
Inspired by Zack's recent [http://allergicreactions.fm/post/131042475110/the-podcasts-i-listen-to] posts [http://allergicreactions.fm/post/131435408365/podcasts-i-listened-to-this-week] regarding the podcasts he listens to, and the Top Four favorites [http://relay.fm/topfour/5] of Tiffany and Marco Arment, I'm listing...
I don't know it's a matter of being speechless or simply running out of things to say but—like I've said for almost 5 years—Runaway Brother is the best band in Cleveland. It's not just a matter of hometown...
Chris Payne, Billboard [http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/6737350/punchline-tell-me-how-you-sleep-video-premiere-interview-thrilled] : > Punchline has never been a household name, but for the Pittsburgh band, it’s not for lack of effort. They emerged with the powerhouse label Fueled By Ramen...
Serial was a phenomenon, an unbridled success in podcasting. Produced by the team that brought us radio-ready American Life broadcasts, the series captured the attention of thousands whether they were familiar with the podcasting medium or not. The lasting effects...
Thomas Nassiff (formerly of AbsolutePunk and Fuse) has recently started his own blog with a killer URL. His blog is sorryinter.net [http://sorryinter.net] and he now has a podcast to go along with it. No stranger to the...
Mike Comite a happy birthday today, he returned the well-wishes with a gift for me. "Ever listen to superdrag?" I hadn't, but like all of Mike's recommendations, I looked them up. He suggested Head Trip In Every Key as my...
Lucasfilm announced this afternoon that principal photography had begun for Rogue One, the first anthology film to begin the process. Thing is, we're not calling in an anthology film anymore. The spin-off movies—those that don't have "Episode" in the...
Keri Hilson's Facebook feed? It appears as if she has given up on music to start a career in link aggregation. More realistically, it's as if her social media manager either stopped caring or finds nothing at all interesting or...
Masterclass animator and world-renown director Hayao Miyazaki has had a career unrivalved by any other. The sheer quality and distinction in his movies have driven many, myself included, to create work of their own. All the while instilling valuable lessons...
A Warped Tour flyer for a Town Hall Meeting tomorrow that will decide the fate of Slaves’ place on the tour. The band has been removed from the tour temporarily following sexual harassment claims from their merch girl. Warped is...
History has shown that Gawker’s “no-fucks-given” attitude is unlike any other. They’ve published countless articles over their years that make most recoil in disgust.1 [https://curbsideaudio-dev.squarespace.com/curbsideaudio/in-which-jordan-sargent-of-gawker-outs-an-american#fn:p124295655817-1] None so much as Jordan...