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Jon Westhoff and Dan Dougherty, co-creators of the comic book Drumsticks of Doom, join the Muckspout podcast to discuss their project and its musical origins. They talk about how music and comics are intertwined, the Kickstarter campaign for their third issue, and how their book is. They explain the plot of their comic, which follows two misfit characters, and emphasize how it's different from other comics. T...

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Eric and Ben discuss community building and how marketing fits with DIY culture with Jason Hebert of Rebel Force. Jason is from Sudbury, Ontario, a small town with a legendary reputation for punk rock and local music. They compare it to Seattle in the 90s, noting that it lacks media attention but is full of undiscovered gems. They also mention the Townhouse, a legendary venue for bands traveling through Sudbu...

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Ben and Eric discuss corporate greed's affect on the arts and what can be done to correct it.

Ben started by sharing some good news – his band’s song had reached 25,000 streams on Spotify. Eric mentioned that it may have earned them about $0.20 and Ben decided to do some math to see how much that was. He calculated that 25,000 streams was equivalent to 800 streams per day for 30 days, which was the equivalen...

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Eric, Ben, and John sit down to talk ambient music and pushing content in the digital age with musician Billy Mays III.

John, Ben, Eric, and Billy Mays the Third discuss how Billy used to tour as a solo musician, but now streams on Twitch. Eric and Billy recall how they met in Chicago – Billy was there for a home and bath tradeshow.

The conversation began with a brief recounting of a coffee shop meeting betw...