To say that it’s been a chaotic week for those on social media is probably putting it lightly. New platforms are sprouting up like weeds after a rainstorm, and old ones are starting to show the cracks in the foundation. It’s a hard time for independent creators of art to get their works seen and heard. Where there once was a stable platform now how has people counting their views like they’re rationing jelly beans on a deserted island.
For me, I try to keep things simple. When not producing these shows, I have a very busy personal life and I don’t want to take away my family time by posting on multiple platforms. With that said, however, there will be some upcoming changes to ways that you can stay up to date on the shows that we’re preparing.
Twitter: Yes, I know…the current state of the blue bird has many people running to the hills. However, it is still viable thus far and is the place most people will probably see posts about releases and calls for comments. If you are still on Twitter, you can find everything about the It’s Not That Bad @notthatbadcast and you can find There Can Only Be One at @OnlyOneCast
Instagram: For other platforms, I will be consolidating the feeds of both shows onto one account. It’s just easier for all of us that, but mainly me. I’m lazy. You’ll be able to follow both shows over on “the ‘Gram” at @notthatbadcast. New releases will be posted in Reels while calls for comments on upcoming episodes will be posted as regular posts.
Spoutible: Once again, both shows feeds are consolidated and can be found @notthatbadcast. Again, I’ll be posting calls for comments as well as new episode links.
As for this space, the blog is going to be used much more frequently. There will be a comments section at the end of each blog. Please take the time to post your thoughts about the movies we’re preparing, the artists we’ll be talking about and any other thoughts you may have. As well, there will be updates on some of the things we are planning for down the road. There has been talk about creating merch as well as some special subscriber content. I’d also like to know your thoughts about Patreon. A little background here, when it comes to things I put out into the world, I preach a little optimism through pessimism. By that, I mean that I expect the worst and if the worst doesn’t happen, then I am pleasantly surprised. To that same token, if the worst does happen, well at least I was right. How that relates here is that my fear is that I could make a Patreon account, post subscriber-only content and it would be like adding tumbleweeds to a desert. So the big question this week is, “If these shows created Patreon-specific subscriber content, or we created subscriber content on Spotify, would you be interested enough to subscribe?”
UPCOMING EPISODES – It’s Not That Bad
On Saturday, July 8th, I’ll be recording with our good friend Lyle (the Batman Forever episode) and we’ll be discussing Son Of The Mask, starring Jamie Kennedy.
On Monday July 10th, I’ll be recording with newcomer Noah and doing an episode on The Master Of Disguise starring Dana Carvey
Also, our 2-year anniversary episode will be released on Aug 4 as a special Friday drop. To celebrate, Kerry and I will be talking about the cult classic Howard The Duck, so you know that will be filled with duck puns. You could say it will be full to the bills (I’ll see myself out).
We’re also creeping up fast on our 100th episode. For that, we’ll be covering The Room. Yes, we’ll be saying hi to Mark, tossing the football around and making pseudo chicken sounds aplenty.
UPCOMING EPISODES – There Can Only Be One
Currently preparing my list for an episode on Me First & The Gimme Gimmes that I’ll be recording with Brian from My Weekly Mixtape (go check out Brian’s webpage at www.myweeklymixtape.com). If you like puck covers of songs that probably shouldn’t have been turned into punk songs in the first place, let us know what songs you put on your list.
In late August/early September, we will also be re-recording our episode on Candlebox. A little back story on this one, we had this episode recorded and ready to be released in time for us to go see them live on their farewell tour. Then, before the episode dropped, Candlebox announced their final album would be released in August. So, rather than drop the episode then have to do it all over again, we decided to shelve the recording and wait until the final album. With that said, if you have a chance to go see Candlebox on their last tour, do so. I can say that, as a fan, they will be sorely missed.
UPCOMING EPISODES – Grading On A Curve
It’s been a while that we have done a Grading episode, and there have been talks and initial plans for another episode. The hope is to release one sometime in August as part of our 2-year anniversary celebration. The plan is to do an episode on some of the worst movies based on video games. Would love to know which movies you would want us to tackle from this one.
Please take a moment to drop your thoughts, song choices and movie memories in the comments below. Some of the best parts of these episodes is hearing from you, so have your voice heard and help flush out the conversations about these films and musicians. Be sure to bookmark the website too, and check back as it’s my hope to update you weekly on all the things happening behind the scenes here at Not That bad Central.
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