Think sound therapy, celebrity DJs, monetization of writing and so much more!
Streambait Pop (via Liz Pelly / The Baffler)
I Tried It: Sound Therapy (via Brittany Jasnoff / Boston Magazine)
In a World of ‘Algorithmic Culture’ Music Critics Fight for Relevance (via Cherie Hu / CJR) – see corresponding thread by Jeremy D. Larson
Genesis P-Orridge: Fantastic Transgressor or Sadistic Aggressor? (via Lottie Braziere / The Guardian) – suggested by Hagbard Celine / Amoeba Design
An Oral History of the Laughing Hyenas, One of the Great Unsung Detroit Rock Bands (via Doug Coombe / Metro Times) – suggested by Chris Porter / FlingCo Sound
A Guide to Getting Cassettes Manufactured (via Forged Artifacts)
In 2018, Corporate Monotony Seized San Francisco Venues (via Sam Lefebvre / KQED) – suggested by Dynamite Hemorrhage
Get Lost in Kelly Moran’s Multi-Dimensional Piano Music (via Sam Goldner / Noisey)
When algorithms go wrong we need more power to fight back, say AI researchers (via James Vincent / The Verge)
The Cult of the Celebrity DJs (via Alison King / Independent)
15 Works of Dystopian Fiction Everyone Should Read (via Jason Diamond / Flavorwire)
The Sounds of Video Games – Both Real and Imagined (via Evan Shamoon / Native Instruments) – suggested by The Music Mermaid
Episode 380: In Conversation with Luna Honey; Blood Orange’s Negro Swan (via Chunky Glasses)
The Real Roots of American Rage (via Charles Duhigg / The Atlantic)
Maroon 5 and How the Super Bowl Halftime Show Became Music’s Least Wanted Gig (via Jem Aswad / Shirley Halperin / Variety)
Autobiographical Order No. 326: Slint – Spiderland (via 1000 Times Jeff) – That one time Slint was mentioned on ‘Gilmore Girls’
Visualizing the History of Fugazi (via Carni Klirs) – suggested by Lawrence English
On Difficulty of Monetizing Writing in 2018 (via Gino Sorcinelli)
The Five Numbers That Say Everything About the Music Industry in 2018 (via Tim Ingham / Rolling Stone) – suggested by DrJYTAA
When a Sponsored Facebook Post Doesn’t Pay Off (via Taylor Lorenz / The Atlantic)