178. Adam Grundy of Chorus FM: The State of Music Journalism in 2026 | Emo Kids Anonymous

Welcome to EKA178! Today we are joined by Adam Grundy of Chorus.FM for a conversation about his career, personal music journey and more. Ever wondered how to start writing about music professionally? Adam gives us his blueprint on how he went from leaving album reviews on the Best Buy website to writing for Chorus FM (Formerly Absolutepunk). We discuss everything from MCR to Switchfoot to Brand New. Adam tells us how he and the site handle controversial figures and decide what to report on. Adam has been a supporter of our show for a while, he actually kinda helped us get Jason Tate on the show so this was a cool conversation with someone who is also working so hard to help so many of the same bands.--------Thanks for watching, please subscribe to our show for more content!With multiple new episodes every week, Emo Kids Anonymous is your home for emo and everything else. Previous guests include Gabe Saporta, Saturdays At Your Place, Kerosene Heights, Tom Denney, Origami Angel, Adjust The Sails, Arcadia Grey, Dear Maryanne, Riley!, Ben Quad, Harrison Gordon, The Early November, Into It. Over It., sports. and so many others.Buy your tickets to Dead Letter Fest 2026 in Kalamazoo MI (hHosted by EKA) ⁠https://ticketscandy.com/e/dead-letter-fest-2026-18609⁠⁠⁠⁠emokidsanonymous.com⁠⁠⁠Join our discord! ⁠https://discord.gg/SB2RceKksz⁠The new and improved EKA store is open! ⁠emokidsanonymous.printify.me⁠EKA is co-hosted, co-produced and co-created by Amanda Valdivieso and Robb Laffoon, with Catherine Jones (CZB) serving as showrunner and executive producer.Use “EMOKIDS” at checkout and your first bottle of BROTEGE is only $10!After that you can use “ROBB40” to save 40% forever at ⁠⁠⁠brotege.com⁠⁠⁠Follow us on other platforms:Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠@emokidsanonpod⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@emokidsanonymous⁠⁠⁠TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠@emokidsanonymouspodcast⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠@emokidsclips⁠⁠⁠Theme song provided by halftimeshow ("hero of roku city")______________________________________________________Hosts, Creators & Producers : Amanda Valdivieso & Robb LaffoonExecutive Producer & Showrunner: Catherine Jones (CZB)______________________________________________________