Dumb And Dumbest 70: Clickbait and Metal Journalism


Episode 70 of the Dumb and Dumbest Podcast is steaming right now, and it’s about Clickbait and Metal Journalism! Dumb and Dumbest is a music industry podcast hosted by music executive Matt Bacon (Dropout Media, Ripple Music, Prophecy Productions) and Publicist Curtis Dewar (Dewar PR). Our fearless hosts debate about the value of clickbait and metal websites and journalists are benefitting from it.

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Dumb And Dumbest 69: Yes, A Threatin Episode


The music story of 2018 continues to get weirder and weirder! Episode 69 of the Dumb and Dumbest Podcast is steaming right now, and yes, it’s a Threatin Episode! Dumb and Dumbest is a music industry podcast hosted by music executive Matt Bacon (Dropout Media, Ripple Music, Prophecy Productions) and Publicist Curtis Dewar (Dewar PR). Our fearless hosts debate the machinations and likely potential outcomes of Jered Threatin’s scheme, now that he has given some interviews and we know more about him. Continue reading


Dumb And Dumbest Podcast Streams Episode 51


Picking up where the last episode left off, Episode 51 of the Dumb and Dumbest Podcast: Threatin Part The Second is streaming right now, hosted by music executive Matt Bacon (Dropout Media, Ripple Music, Prophecy Productions) and Publicist Curtis Dewar (Dewar PR). The guys explore brand new developments about the case of Threatin, and the possible reasoning behind how this happened and how deep the rabbit hole goes. Continue reading


Dumb And Dumbest Podcast Releases Episode 37


Dumb and Dumbest Podcast have launched episode 37 of their music industry focused show. Hosted by music executive Matt Bacon (Dropout Media, Ripple Music, Prophecy Productions) and Publicist Curtis Dewar (Dewar PR), today’s episode focused on publicity stunts and gimmicks. By examining these concepts including a recap of memorable strategic wins and dumb career-ending flops, Matt and Curtis and guide you in your decision as to whether this can help or hurt your band. Every episode of Dumb and Dumbest provides great insights and valuable takeaways, with step by step how to’s helping bands with hard to grasp issues such as marketing, publicity, touring, social media, merchandising, physical releases, streaming, planning, release strategy, and much more. Check it out and share with anyone who has a band trying to make their bones out there today!Continue reading