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idobi News Flashes 01.27.21: Congrats to Halsey, We’re Getting More Gorman, and Death Cab Doesn’t Want You Chasing Waterfalls


Today is so fun! We have new beginnings and fresh throwbacks! Amanda Gorman is Booked Busy and BLESSED America fell in love with Amanda Gorman, the first ever youth poet laureate, who recited her poem “The Hill We Climb” at President Biden’s inauguration last week. The 22-year old instantly received acclaim and praise for her grace and her poignant message. Today, NFL commissioner Roger Goodel announced that Gorman will be reciting another original poem to kick off this year’s Super Bowl LV. Her piece will highlight three heroes of the pandemic who are being honored by the league for their… Read more »

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idobi News Flashes 01.25.21: Trans Rights, Hammer’s Accused, CA Stay-At-Home Order, iHeart Radio’s ALTer Ego


Aside from the allegations against Armie Hammer, we got some great news for y’all today! Check it! – Biden Moves Quickly to Reverse Trump’s Transphobic Policy Wasting no time, President Biden signed an executive order this morning repealing the bigoted Trump-era policy that banned transgender people from the military. The ban was widely seen as transphobic and honestly, extremely unnecessary. From behind his desk in the Oval Office just before signing the order, Biden told the press, “This is reinstating a position that the previous commanders and, as well as the secretaries, have supported. And what I’m doing is enabling… Read more »

Pete Evick, Guitarist for Bret Michaels Band


After a two week break while Jaret and Gary dealt with their own COVID situations, The Rockstar Dad Show is back! The two talk about their experience with the virus and the symptoms they experienced before introducing this week’s guest.

As the guitarist for the Bret Michaels Band, Pete Evick has a lot of stories to tell. Listen in as he chats with the guys about meeting his heroes, writing a Bowling For Soup inspired tune, and social media experiments.

Later, Pete tells the guys about his son’s new mission to bring rock and roll to his generation as they talk family and co-parenting. 

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idobi News Flashes 01.19.21: Veeps x LiveNation, Olivia Rodrigo, National Guard, So Many Minutes of Trump, and Snowpiercer


– Happy last day of the Trump administration! We’ve got some fun (and just a little not so fun) stuff to get into today. – Olivia Rodrigo Got Her Driver’s License Last  Week Olivia Rodrigo is having the best welcome onto the charts this week with her debut single “Driver’s License”. The Disney Channel star who recently signed to Geffen Records may only be 17 but her depth of emotion strikes through in this post-breakup ballad. The single has officially topped “WAP” by Cardi B (feat. Megan Thee Stallion) as the most streamed song in its first week. If for… Read more »

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idobi News Flashes 12.16.20: Grandkids Rejoice, Tom Cruise Yells, SHAED Jams, MLB Rights a Wrong, and Oreo Saves Us All


From movies to rants to cookies to baseball to jams, check out what’s on our radar today! Catch SHAED’s MTV’s Instagram Live Jam Session DC Trio SHAED will be performing a very special live performance for MTV’s Instagram Live Jam Session. The band is coming fresh off the release of their latest single, “Once Upon A Time” from their forthcoming debut album, set to release in April of next year via Photo Finish Records. Catch them on MTV’s Instagram Live today at 2pm PT/5pm ET. – Grandkids Go to the Movies! YO- Death Of An Optimist THE MOVIE is streaming… Read more »

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FTC Takes on Facebook in an Attempt to Break Up Its Monopoly 


Embed from Getty Images Today the Federal Trade Commission, along with the attorneys general from 48 states and territories officially filed two antitrust lawsuits against Facebook. The FTC alleges the social media giant has systematically been engaging in anti-competitive practices. The lawsuit states, “After identifying two significant competitive threats to its dominant position—Instagram and WhatsApp—Facebook moved to squelch those threats by buying the companies, reflecting a view CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s expressed in a 2008 email, ‘it is better to buy than compete.’” Both targets of these lawsuits—Instagram and WhatsApp—were acquired by Facebook in 2012 and 2014 respectively with the FTC’s… Read more »

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