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  1. paythetab replied to the thread Raine Maida of Our Lady Peace.

    Thanks for checking it out!

    Sep 3, 2025 at 5:50 PM

  2. paythetab liked ReiAndCoke's post in the thread Raine Maida of Our Lady Peace.

    It's probably hard to realize how big this band is in Canada. I just checked and they were playing NHL arenas earlier this year. At their peak, they were every bit as big as Green Day, Foo Fighters, etc. Good interview!

    Sep 3, 2025 at 5:50 PM

  3. paythetab replied to the thread Vinyl Thread.

    My local record store has some signed Pinkshift vinyl from their signing/acoustic performance over the weekend here: [MEDIA]

    Sep 3, 2025 at 11:04 AM

  4. paythetab liked Jacktheskipper's post in the thread The Carolyn – “Routines” (Song Premiere).

    This is mad good, like everything they do!

    Sep 3, 2025 at 11:00 AM

  5. paythetab replied to the thread Vinyl Thread.

    Hamilton, but in small doses?? [MEDIA]

    Sep 3, 2025 at 10:20 AM

  6. paythetab liked zeketheplmbr's post in the thread Vinyl Thread.

    At this point I’m about 75% sure this is my AOTY. Tough year for sure and that’s without even hearing the Q4 albums to be released.

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  7. paythetab liked grimis16's post in the thread The Annual State of Chorus.fm.

    Still the only website I check on a daily basis. Thank you for putting this together. The Friday release list is something that I look forward to every week and helps me stay in the loop at the ripe age of 42.

    Sep 3, 2025 at 5:41 AM

  8. paythetab liked JRGComedy's post in the thread The Annual State of Chorus.fm.

    long live chorus

    Sep 3, 2025 at 5:41 AM

  9. paythetab replied to the thread Dijon – Baby.

    Thanks! I'm excited to check out his show in December at The Fillmore in Silver Spring, MD.

    Sep 2, 2025 at 10:30 AM

  10. paythetab liked trevorshmevor's post in the thread Dijon – Baby.

    Nice writeup - thanks for covering this, Adam! Record deserves the spotlight

    Sep 2, 2025 at 10:30 AM

  11. paythetab replied to the thread Hayley Williams - Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party (July 28, 2025).

    RIP, Ebay Username "poubellemabelle" lol... Hayley Williams CD for sale | eBay

    Sep 2, 2025 at 9:24 AM

  12. paythetab liked thisisacting__'s post in the thread Hayley Williams – Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party.

    I appreciate the Fior di Latte mention, I’d never heard it but I love it and Love Me Different so much.

    Sep 2, 2025 at 9:05 AM

  13. paythetab replied to the thread Dijon - Baby (August 15, 2025).

    Review is up! Dijon – Baby

    Sep 2, 2025 at 8:33 AM

  14. paythetab liked brothemighty's post in the thread The Annual State of Chorus.fm.

    glad to see this place still going strong 25 years later, it's a shining example of how to maintain an Internet community. now let's all get older!

    Sep 2, 2025 at 6:26 AM

  15. paythetab liked bmir14's post in the thread The Annual State of Chorus.fm.

    Still the best

    Sep 2, 2025 at 6:26 AM

  16. paythetab liked Toner's post in the thread The Annual State of Chorus.fm.

    Forever and always my favourite community on the Internet:heart: Thanks to everyone who chips in to keep the lights on.

    Sep 1, 2025 at 9:04 AM

  17. paythetab liked AlwaysEvolving21's post in the thread The Annual State of Chorus.fm.

    This place has become my number 1 source of Social Media. I plan to keep it that way.

    Sep 1, 2025 at 9:04 AM

  18. paythetab liked thisisacting__'s post in the thread The Annual State of Chorus.fm.

    I can honestly say there hasn’t been a day in over 20 years that I haven’t checked (a version of) this site. That’s insane. Thank you, Jason, and thanks to the entire staff over the years for making ap.net and chorus.fm what they’ve been.

    Sep 1, 2025 at 9:04 AM

  19. paythetab liked fredwordsmith's post in the thread The Annual State of Chorus.fm.

    Hell yeah. Jason, thank you for all that you do for this place. I say this monthly in one thread or another, but this is my first and last read every day.

    Sep 1, 2025 at 9:04 AM

  20. paythetab liked Sherlock Mahomes's post in the thread The Annual State of Chorus.fm.

    Cheers!

    Sep 1, 2025 at 9:04 AM

  21. paythetab liked Melody Bot's post in the thread The Annual State of Chorus.fm.

    <div class="import_notice">This article has been imported from <a href="https://chorus.fm/features/articles/the-annual-state-of-chorus-fm/">chorus.fm</a> for discussion. All of the <a href="http://forum.chorus.fm/help/rules/">forum rules</a> still apply.</div> <br> <div class="ch_import"><p>I try and do an update once a year where I kind of check-in on the current state of the website. Last year told a similar story to the year before, costs had increased, ad revenue had decreased, and supporter revenue was solid and growing.</p> <p>The past year is not that much different. Ad revenue is what it is and the new normal. It’s at least steady now. And membership revenue is the reason we are able to keep publishing. In almost every week supporting revenue is 2x-3x ad revenue.</p> <p>The website’s costs have remained flat this year. I was able to put off upgrading any of the servers last year, but the forum server’s hard drive space is creeping upward (we’re now around 65% full, mostly from image attachments). In the next year I’ll probably need to offload some of these images to a secondary storage solution. Which will probably have an additional monthly cost.</p> <p>Below are the last 52 weeks of revenue for the website—ad revenue in blue, supporter revenue in green. The big green spikes you see are the main recurring annual renewals each year. One is right around when I write this post each year, another is around the time when the website first launched, and the others are around the end of the year and previous site update posts.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://chorus.fm/wp-content/uploads/cdn/792ECDF6-132E-473D-9BFB-C1EFB4F08B7B.png" alt=""></figure> <p>First, a massive thank you to everyone who continues to visit the website and support us every month. If you’re already a member, I greatly appreciate you every single month when the renewals come in. It is because of all of you that I am able to keep the website online, dedicate time to updating it with news each day, and spend time <a href="https://chorus.fm/changelog/">making it better</a>.</p> <p>If you’re not yet a supporting member, and you like this website, this is my yearly pitch that <a href="https://chorus.fm/support">becoming one</a> can help make sure we can keep running now and into the future. As you can see from the above numbers, we’re <em>very</em> much a community-backed operation at this point. I’m confident that ad revenue will never again outpace supporter revenue.</p> <p>Thank you again to everyone who reads this website. While the outside world has been noisy and chaotic, I’ve felt a comforting peace here in our corner of the internet. Our community is strong.</p></div> <div class="expand"><span id="ex">more</span></div> <br> <div class="import_notice_bottom">Not all embedded content is displayed here. You can <a href="https://chorus.fm/features/articles/the-annual-state-of-chorus-fm/">view the original</a> to see embedded videos and other embedded content.</div>

    Sep 1, 2025 at 9:04 AM

  22. paythetab liked brothemighty's post in the thread Pinkshift - Love Me Forever (October 21, 2022).

    new album is fucking good

    Aug 31, 2025 at 2:10 PM

  23. paythetab attached a file to the thread Vinyl Thread.

    Obtained Pinkshift’s - EARTHKEEPER signed in-person yesterday in Baltimore! [ATTACH]

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  24. paythetab liked DisloyalOrder's post in the thread Vinyl Thread.

    The Cab teasing Symphony Soldier on vinyl ARE YOU READY..... - The Cab

    Aug 30, 2025 at 5:39 PM

  25. paythetab replied to the thread Pinkshift – Earthkeeper.

    Thanks for the catch! I was also just made aware of that recently too, so I’ll make the edits the next time I get a chance to login to the article. Much appreciated!

    Aug 30, 2025 at 5:32 PM

  26. paythetab liked serotoninsummer's post in the thread Pinkshift – Earthkeeper.

    hey, i’m fairly certain Ashrita uses they/them pronouns

    Aug 30, 2025 at 5:31 PM

  27. paythetab attached a file to the thread Pinkshift - Love Me Forever (October 21, 2022).

    [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]

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  28. paythetab replied to the thread Pinkshift - Love Me Forever (October 21, 2022).

    Great catching the band in Baltimore for a signing/acoustic performance today! Cross-posting here from the supporters thread :

    Aug 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM

  29. paythetab liked Drew Beringer's post in the thread Vinyl Thread.

    In the wild

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