What if you returned to something you used to be an expert at and found the whole world turned upside down? I first met Tara McMullin at a conference in Colorado, where she spoke about the then-novel approach to building…
→ Where to find something real in a world of AI slop
In a world of AI slop, where do we find something real? Beyond that inciting question, Ted Gioia drops a thesis-level longread that challenges our assumptions about “authenticity” in music. Set aside some time for this one, it goes far…
→ subCULTURE: an anthology at the collision of comics, music, and style
Shelley Bond was a few years ahead of me at Ithaca College, and wrote an incredible comic about what it was like at the college radio station that forged so many unusual careers at the height of the alt-music era.…
→ Silence Where a Story Might Have Been
“No AI system has ever felt the wind on its face, or the touch of someone’s hand. All it can do is recalibrate what someone else has written about what that feels like when asked to do so…”
→ Music’s Next ‘Disco Sucks’ Moment Is Near
Every generation discovers music publicists its own way.
→ Los Campesinos! Break Down What It Actually Costs To Tour North America
Solid accounting — here’s a “we did okay” set of numbers from a band that SOLD OUT a two week run across the US.
→ Paul McCartney Banned From Reddit After Promoting Himself in Paul McCartney Subreddit
Yup, that tracks.
→ The Indie Alliance
“Nashville is not happy, it doesn’t want to give up its stranglehold on country music.”
→ YouTube’s CEO Has a Blunt Message for Creators: The Platform Is the Only Home That Matters
“But as creators diversify and AI reshapes content production, the permanence of YouTube’s dominance faces questions the company hasn’t fully answered.”
→ Today they banned my book. It was not the first. It won’t be the last. Here’s what I want you to know.
“When books and thoughts and people are suppressed, we all lose. Keep fighting the good fight, friends. It’s worth it.”
→ How To Save TV News: Moneyball
The death of TV news is a self-serving prophecy told by those who don’t know how to save it
→ Antitrust trial begins that could lead to breakup of Ticketmaster’s parent company, Live Nation
The shame here is that after the House of Blues crew took over what became Live Nation, those venues were run better than ever. It’s the handcuffs for artists—you want to play the venue we control in Town X, you…