1. Jason Tate
      Jason Tate Mar 16, 2016
    2. Jason Tate
      Jason Tate Mar 15, 2016
      Still having trouble sleeping at night. Gonna start 'The West Wing' again.
    3. Jason Tate
      Jason Tate Mar 14, 2016
      Overcast, my favorite podcast player, got updated with a dark theme today that I truly love. Thinking these forums will need a dark theme someday when I find some free hours.
    4. Jason Tate
      Jason Tate Mar 14, 2016
      2:30 am, can't sleep, workers are coming in like 7 hours to fix the mold in the wall. This is gonna be a fun week. >:-(
    5. morgantayler
      morgantayler Mar 13, 2016
      How do you put a background image like that on your profile? I can't figure it out.
      1. Jason Tate
        Jason Tate
        Mar 13, 2016
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      2. morgantayler
        morgantayler
        Oh ok, gotcha.
        Mar 13, 2016
        Jason Tate likes this.
      3. morgantayler
        morgantayler
        I ended up making one and I'm pretty proud of it.
        Mar 13, 2016
        Jason Tate likes this.
    6. Jason Tate
      Jason Tate Mar 12, 2016
      I have no reason for it but this damn kids playing basketball halftime show is making me emotional and I don't know why. They look like they're just having so much fun out there. Smiling and laughing. Is someone cutting onions in here?!
    7. Jason Tate
      Jason Tate Mar 12, 2016
      Had way too much fun putting together some more Star Wars emoji for the site today. :vader:
    8. Jason Tate
      Jason Tate Mar 11, 2016
    9. Jason Tate
      Jason Tate Mar 10, 2016
      Adding new emoji to the site tonight. Super excited about the very nerdy ones. :bb8:
    10. Jason Tate
      Jason Tate Mar 9, 2016
      I haven't seen 'Wall Street' in a long while, think I'm gonna watch that tonight. Past few days on the site have flown by.
    11. RedViolinist88
      RedViolinist88 Mar 8, 2016
      Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii.
      1. St. Nate and Jason Tate like this.
    12. Jason Tate
      Jason Tate Mar 8, 2016
      We've already passed 7,500 posts on the forums, almost up to 100 members, and we've barely just started. This is amazing. Turns out some design tweaks (and an awesome community) really does lead to lots of engagement in the threads.
    13. Jason Tate
      Jason Tate Mar 7, 2016
      I can't believe how hopping the forums are already, seriously blowing my expectations out of the water. I even find myself becoming lost for a few hours playing with things because of how easy it is to find new conversations and threads + how awesome the entire community has been these past few days. Just incredible. I'm still nervous about the future and this year, but less so, because of everyone here.
      1. Sophos and FTank like this.
    14. Jason Tate
    15. Jason Tate
      Jason Tate Mar 6, 2016
      In each of us there is another self we do not know.
    16. Jason Tate
    17. Jason Tate
      Jason Tate Mar 5, 2016
      Doooo you remembeerrrrr when you were young and you wanted to set the world on fire?
      1. Colby Searcy likes this.
      2. Colby Searcy
        Colby Searcy
        Still feel like that album is underrated.
        Mar 10, 2016
        Jason Tate likes this.
    18. Jason Tate
      Jason Tate Mar 5, 2016
      Ok, need sleep, can't wait to respond and see all the new posts here tomorrow.
    19. Jason Tate
      Jason Tate Mar 4, 2016
      Rediscovering The Menzinger's 'Rented World' tonight.
      1. Jake Jenkins likes this.
    20. Jason Tate
      Jason Tate Mar 2, 2016
      Started watching 'Billions' tonight -- this is the most "made for Jason" tv show I've seen in years. First two episodes are right in my wheelhouse.
    21. Jason Tate
      Jason Tate Mar 1, 2016
      Maximum emotion. Minimum facts. I'm ready for the Internet.
    22. Jason Tate
      Jason Tate Mar 1, 2016
      I need to get out of the house and work from remote places more often.
    23. Jason Tate
      Jason Tate Feb 27, 2016
      Watched 'Room' tonight, I'll be over here crying if anyone needs me.
    24. Jason Tate
      Jason Tate Feb 27, 2016
      I irrationally hate the "sliders" Bank of America commercial guy.
    25. Jason Tate
      Jason Tate Feb 26, 2016
      Deadpool was fun.
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    I’m a writer, music enthusiast, web-developer, typography geek, and a coffee and beer snob. Sometime around 1996 I created absolutepunk.net — a music community to discuss under-appreciated music I loved. Over the next few years, it got popular. Then it got really popular. The goal of the website was to introduce people to new music and provide a community for people to discuss music that was not often heard in the mainstream. Oh, and for me to whine and moan about things I felt like to a chorus of “why is this news!?” posts.

    In 2004, I (sold-out and) sold the company while staying on to keep running AP.net and manage a variety of other websites. My passion turned into a job and I drudged through the next few years frustrated. For a while I thought about walking away from the internet completely. However, my passion for music, technology, and a slightly off centered pop-culture remains. So, I decided to take a chance and with that spirit build chorus.fm. I hope for this to be a platform to write and share my passions with you, and with that, I also want to continue my vision of a community for music fans looking to connect with kindred spirits.

    I send out a weekly newsletter that recaps the week in music and offers thoughts on music, media, and other cool stuff.
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    Friends, Parks and Recreation, Veronica Mars, Mad Men, The Wire, Breaking Bad, The West Wing, Battlestar Galactica, Friday Night Lights, Arrested Development, Batman: The Animated Series, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Doctor Who, You're the Worst, Nathan for You.
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    The Catcher in the Rye, Calvin and Hobbes, On Writing Well, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
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