We thought that the best way to start the new year would be by…clearing up the various misconceptions, random questions, playful hassles, and outright stumpers generated by the old. Our listeners have hit us with a series of questions in recent months, and we’re going to do our best to answer them. Radio stations and advertising? Got you. State-owned Russian streaming service rivaling Spotify? Got you. Curated histories via new tech platforms and how that impacts musical preservation? Got you. Is the Theremin real? No. ALSO: We pull out the ol’ crystal ball, consult the astrological charts, and talk through the stories we’re most excited to cover in the coming months -- web3, Doja Cat's social media excellence and whether Hipgnosis will ever make back their money on Neil Young's catalog.
Digital Dark Ages
Dub Economics: The Life and Times of Lee “Scratch” Perry
How MTV Changed the World
Oligopoly in the U.K. with David Turner of Penny Fractions
The Political Economy of The Grateful Dead with Jesse Jarnow
Ticketmaster Blues: The past (and future) of the Live Music Industry
BONUS: Morgan Parker talks Fugazi
Gangsta Rap and LA History with Felicia Angeja Viator
Can Fugazi help us imagine a better future for music?
Making the Mainstream: The History of Top 40 with Eric Weisbard
Twitch Trolls Metallica
Pulling Back the Veil on Posthumous Albums
Bootleggers, Hippies, and...Lawyers: How piracy remade music with Dr. Alex Sayf Cummings.
NF(t) DOOM or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Blockchain
BONUS Episode: Stephen Thomas Erlewine
“God is My Girlfriend”: Christian Rock and Niche Genres with Andrew Mall
Financialization Feeding Frenzy with Cherie Hu and David Turner
Liz Pelly on Alternative Platforms and Possible Futures
Consent Decrees
The Life and Death of The Greatest Hits Album
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