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a home for everything No Earbuds: the bands we rep, songs we can't stop listening to, and behind-the-scenes info on how the music biz actually works.
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#37 - backstreet’s back, alright (opens the original)
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The Sphere is undeniably the most futuristic concert venue in North America.And yet each time I’ve been there to see the Backstreet Boys, it feels more like entering a time machine than something from Tomorrowland. Somewhere between the hundreds of millions of pixels, I (along with thousands of others) jet off on a galactic journey through our memories, catapulted back into the versions of ourselves we were when we first fell in love with this band.Take a few minutes to scroll through BSB videos
#36 - how to be a band people care about, pt. 4 (opens the original)
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Well, hello 👋Hope this summer was awesome for all of you. I traveled and went on all sorts of adventures with the fam, and No Earbuds was busy with new releases from Cheekface, Talker, Petey USA, The Bouncing Souls, and more. I also went to see the Backstreet Boys at the Sphere not once but twice—thanks, mom—and have an essay idea brewing that centers on the success of this residency and what can happen when nostalgia, technology, and women come together. Now, halfway into September, I’m finally
#35 - how to be a band people care about, pt. 3 (opens the original)
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Thanks for reading the no earbuds paper company! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.In my first essay for this series, I wrote about this idea of <a href="https:/
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