B3 Podcast Network
If you are a long time listener of the Drums and Rums podcast, we're still here but we have expand into a podcast network. We are now the B3 Podcast Network. B3 stands for brands, bands and booze and ties into the concept of like content on this channel.
You have the Riffs n Rhythms podcast every Tuesdays, the foundation of this audio channel, Drums and Rums every Wednesdays, and our recent addition the 5 year morning show at night, Jams 'n' Cocktails every Thursdays.
We look to expand the channel with shows that are tied to one of the these industries, music, liquor and bar/restaurant/venue service industry.
B3 Podcast Network
The AMA's Felt Like the Temu Grammys
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After a long Memorial Day weekend, Paul jumps back into the Tuesday commute already feeling like the week is off schedule — and then dives headfirst into a brutally honest reaction to the American Music Awards.
From confusion over modern music categories to wondering who half the performers even are anymore, this episode turns into a funny, slightly cranky, very relatable Gen X-style rant about today’s music industry and award shows.
Paul talks about:
- Why the AMAs feel completely different from the Grammy Awards
- The bizarre “Best Throwback Song” category
- Seeing artists like Black Eyed Peas, Goo Goo Dolls, Twenty One Pilots, Linkin Park, and Billy Idol mixed into a show dominated by newer pop acts
- Why BTS and global music culture still feels disconnected to some American audiences
- How award shows now feel overly scripted and manufactured
- And why Billy Idol getting pushed to the end of the broadcast felt criminal
Plus:
📺 Memorial Day weekend TV watching
🎙️ Below Deck before the AMAs
🇬🇧 Kevin McLoughlin returns from the UK tour
🎸 Live Riffs and Rhythms stream happening tonight
🚗 Tuesday morning commute
🎵 Music industry culture shock
📡 Modern pop vs classic rock perspectives
😂 Honest reactions from behind the wheel
Ride shotgun with Paul for another quick South Florida commute conversation where nostalgia, confusion, music culture, and sarcasm all collide before getting off I-95.
