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I Started The Mother of all Music Podcasts

Available wherever you get your podcasts — Around this time last year, I joined all the cool kids over on Substack and started a music newsletter — but not just any music newsletter — I started what I considered “the mother of all music newsletters.” I decided that my newsletter would be a weekly compilation of everything…

Music Podcast

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I Started The Mother of all Music Podcasts
I Started The Mother of all Music Podcasts
Music Podcast

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I Started the Mother of All Music Newsletters

Zappagram will inform and entertain you — I want to invite everyone to subscribe to my new music newsletter. My hope is that it will quickly become one of your favorite emails to receive. If you love music the way I do, I believe you’ll love this. I subscribe to several fantastic music newsletters, each of which…

Music

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I Started the Mother of All Music Newsletters
I Started the Mother of All Music Newsletters
Music

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Published in The Riff

·Feb 3

Tom Verlaine of Television, Dead at 73

Patti Smith eulogized that there was no one like him — Tom Verlaine couldn’t sing for shit. That sentiment is neither disparaging nor is it mine — Verlaine said it himself in multiple interviews over the years. If anything, that statement was modestly candid and wholly self-deprecating, as he was known to be. …

Tom Verlaine

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Tom Verlaine of Television, Dead at 73
Tom Verlaine of Television, Dead at 73
Tom Verlaine

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Published in The Riff

·Feb 1

What the Artists Who Played Woodstock Were Paid

Their paychecks will blow your mind — Time Magazine called it “the greatest peaceful event in history.” Countless books have been written and documentaries made about the historic gathering of close to a half million souls at the Woodstock Music and Art Fair held in Bethel, New York, in August 1969. Viewed through the lens of its…

Woodstock

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What the Artists Who Played Woodstock Were Paid
What the Artists Who Played Woodstock Were Paid
Woodstock

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Published in The Riff

·Jan 22

Remembering Music Legend David Crosby

The question isn’t how much time we have left — the question is, what are we going to do with that time? — Many words have been used to describe singer and songwriter David Crosby, who died earlier this week at the age of 81. Rock star. Rebel. Brilliant. Curmudgeon. Legend. Hippie. Asshole. Sweetheart. Undoubtedly, Crosby was all those things to different people at different times throughout his incredibly fruitful yet tumultuous life…

David Crosby

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Remembering Music Legend David Crosby
Remembering Music Legend David Crosby
David Crosby

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Published in The Riff

·Jul 27, 2022

Celebrating the Queen of Bass, Carol Kaye

The fascinating story of an unsung music legend — In the early 1960s, a simple twist of fate would bring several Los Angeles session musicians together to loosely form the powerhouse collective that came to be known as “the wrecking crew.” Over the course of the next two decades, this proficient group would play on thousands of the most…

Music

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Celebrating the Queen of Bass, Carol Kaye
Celebrating the Queen of Bass, Carol Kaye
Music

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Published in The Riff

·Jul 26, 2022

The Worst Album Titles of All Time

Volume one (of many) — As an artist, it must be stressful coming up with album titles. It’s a bit like naming a baby, if that baby’s name was a determining factor in its commercial success or lack thereof. More often than not, artists strive for interesting names, names that make you think, inspiring one…

Music

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The Worst Album Titles of All Time
The Worst Album Titles of All Time
Music

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Jul 7, 2022

America the Inexcusable

You can’t make it great again if it never really was — Last week, a man, his wife, and their four children drove from Canada into rural Washington state to visit family. Within three hours of entering the United States, the man hears a loud sound and feels some sort of impact with his vehicle. Initially, he thinks it may be a…

Politics

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America the Inexcusable
America the Inexcusable
Politics

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Published in The Riff

·Jun 20, 2022

How To Automatically Skip Music You Don’t Like

A helpful tip for Mac users only — Everyone has some artists and songs they just can’t stand to listen to. Sometimes even our favorite bands release songs we don’t really care for and would be fine not hearing again. Every time these artists or songs begin playing on a shuffled playlist, we trip over ourselves to get…

Music Apps

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How To Automatically Skip Music You Don’t Like
How To Automatically Skip Music You Don’t Like
Music Apps

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Published in A Parent Is Born

·Jun 7, 2022

You Can’t Watch Them Too Closely

All parents should heed this advice to avoid catastrophe. — Kids are full of surprises. They will amaze and amuse you, delight and astound you, and occasionally, they will bewilder and perplex you, overwhelm and even frighten you. As a first-time father working as hard as I can to be the best dad possible, I’m learning new lessons every day…

Parenting

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You Can’t Watch Them Too Closely
You Can’t Watch Them Too Closely
Parenting

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Chris Zappa

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I run Zappagram, the mother of all music podcasts and newsletters. https://linktr.ee/chriszappa

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